The African Diaspora Music Festival: Interrogating the African Diaspora Through Music  - Part I

The festival surveys the origins, history, styles, dissemination, evolution, and enculturation of music in the African Diaspora.  Starting the journey from the African continent, the festival takes participants on a journey through the Caribbean, Central and South America and finally ends in the United States.  It pays particular attention to African American musical genres, cross-cultural influences, the interaction of tradition and improvisation and of pedagogy and transmission, and the impact of music of the African Diaspora on values, lifestyle, communications, economy and culture worldwide.

• The Entire Program
• The History of African Drums/Percussion – Baba Adekemi Lyons
• African Rhythms – Cornelia (Corky) Dozier
• The Origins and History of Tap Dancing – Dr. Mary Archer
• Rhythm and Blues Concert – Timmy Thomas
• Blues Concert – Wilbert Tillman (Tree Top)