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Title: African Drums
Words: 425
I really enjoyed Michael Farley's African drum workshop. The discussion reinforced what we had discussed in class and also went into some more detail on a few subjects. Jamming around with the drums was a fun way of learning more about the music and the instruments. We got to really feel the rhythms of the music by playing it. The music and videos Michael played for us greatly added to my understanding of the discussion.
I thought Michael's explanation of how music is part of community life and the role of griots was really interesting. He also did a good job of explaining how the African notions of music got mixed with Western views here in America. We got to see how a twelve beat African rhythm became the basis for the twelve-bar blues. I also liked learning about how African-Amer ...
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