Terrace Drumming
We practice drumming outside on the roof of a historic theater. Life could be worse.
Photo by W. F. Cate
Apprentices learn to play drum-dances of the Ewe, Ga, Akan, and Ashanti ethnic groups, with instruments from Ghana or carved by master carver Joe Galeota. We partner with John Dankwa, Associate Professor of Music at Wesleyan University, at our drum workshops.
Kete Adabang
A court dance of the Ashanti, taught by John Dankwa, here pictured at the Kwadom.
Sikyi
Sikyi, Ashanti recreational dance