Afro-Diasporic Percussion 1

2 Credits.

This is a hands-on course open to all majors. Studies part of the extensive repertoire and vocabulary performed by drumming ensembles of Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, among others. It also introduces participants to hand-drumming techniques, as well as historical contexts of Afro-Diasporic music in the continent and the application of these languages in contemporary music.