Sentences with phrase «african musical traditions»

A farmer in Northern Mississippi whose playing of the fife, a small flute fashioned out of bamboo, coupled with his life as a farmer created a space for community, lineage and a transgressive existence connecting ancient African musical traditions within the context of farm life and the agency derived from this routine.

As they work throughout the week, slaves look forward to their afternoon of music, hope, and community in Congo Square, an area, now part of Louis Armstrong Park, where city leaders allowed the slaves to gather and revive their African musical traditions, capturing them in the sounds of bells and drums and expressing them in song and dance.

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And the film is through and through suffused with the almost - spiritual quality of the African light, and a mosaic of linguistic and musical traditions.

He is a widely traveled lecturer and author of 27 books on topics including human rights, the ministry and African American musical traditions.

The Garífuna are of West African descent, and that heritage is most visible in their musical traditions and cuisine.

Villages like Hopkins and Seine Bight, and the town of Dangriga, are home to the Garifuna culture, a unique blend of African and indigenous Caribbean musical, linguistic, culinary, and dance traditions.

Since his inclusion in the 2010 Whitney Biennial — whose Sculpture Court he transformed into an installation that served as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and meditation — Gates has become a near ubiquitous presence in museum exhibitions, biennials, and lecture halls throughout North America, Europe, and beyond, showing his sculpture, channeling African - American musical traditions, and preaching a gospel of ground - up urban revitalization.

Mr. Crouch, a Dallas painter, exhibits mixed - media works inspired by the rich African American musical traditions.