by Jeremy Cohen | Jan 5, 2011 | Blog
Happy New Year! Enrollment has started for the Adult/Continuing Education African Drumming course at New England Conservatory in Boston. Open to all adults, this is an introduction to the dance-drumming and vocal music of the Ewe people of Ghana in which students...
by Jeremy Cohen | Dec 10, 2010 | Blog
Our December newsletter went out on Tuesday and includes resources for educators, upcoming events, and other exciting news. To make sure you receive email updates from us in the future, including news on African drumming workshops, performances and study abroad...
by Jeremy Cohen | Nov 30, 2010 | Blog
I posted on November 13 about Philly Public Schools teacher and Ghana tripper extraordinaire Tara Schwitzman’s project to raise money on DonorsChoose.org for an all girls 5th grade African drumming ensemble at her school in North Philly. With donations coming in...
by Jeremy Cohen | Nov 13, 2010 | Blog
Meet Tara Schwitzman, a dedicated young teacher in the School District of Philadelphia who was one of eighteen students and educators from around the country who traveled to Ghana, West Africa, on the ThisWorldMusic/UMass Amherst Drum & Dance Summer Study Abroad...
by Jeremy Cohen | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog
Got back earlier tonight from teaching Agbekor to my African Drumming class at Westfield State UNIVERSITY (all Massachusetts State Colleges were recently given the status upgrade, to much fanfare) and was feeling nostalgic for Tratamento this terrific clip of my 2009...
