Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble - Music

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES :: WORKSHOPS :: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
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Educational Performances

A Journey of Drums, Percussion and Song
The Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble traces the roots of drumming traditions from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the US. Boasting a combined seventy years of musical experience, performers Bob, Pamela and Chelle have worked together for sixteen years engaging audiences throughout the state.
Single Performance: $560
Double Performance: $680
Grade Levels: K-12

Single Workshop Experiences

Language of African Drums
Math, phrasing, punctuation, brain stimulation, history and geography are all incorporated into this workshop that introduces students to the ABC’s of traditional drumming. Through hands-on participation, students will learn that drumming is related to many daily activities in school and life.
Note: This program is available Wednesday through Friday.
Fee: $90
Grade Levels: K-12

“Cha Cha Cha” - Learn the Latin Beat!
In this workshop, students will work and play with traditional percussion instruments of the Cha Cha Cha. The session culminates in mini-performances for classmates.
Fee: $90
Grade Levels: K-12

How About Some Samba!
This workshop leads students through the history of Samba music. Students will learn five rhythmical patterns of samba music. Then it’s “Carnival Time” and everyone will jam to samba!
Fee: $90
Grade Levels: K-12

Artist in Residence

Bob Hall has worked with Think 360 Arts/Young Audiences for the past fourteen years and has been studying and performing various traditional drumming styles for almost thirty years. He has studied in the West African countries of Senegal, Guinea, and Ghana with the national ensembles indigenous to each country. A few of his teachers include: Dom Gueye of Senegal, Ousman Sylla and Mamady Keita (THE most famous djembefola in the world) from Guinea and Aboubakari Luna and Abdoulaye Siedu (talking drum masters) from Northern Ghana. He has also studied with Los Munequintos de Matanzas, the world-renowned Afro-Cuban folkloric ensemble from Cuba. Bob recognizes the value of traditional drumming as a great leaning tool for students. Inherent in traditional drumming are lessons in counting and adding beats, organizing natural materials to create dynamic sounds, discovering the use of phrasing, punctuation and expression, learning about people on the other side of the planet and getting great physical and mental exercise. Drumming also enhances memory and motor skills, as well as encourages teamwork and imaginative thinking. Students have so much fun, they don’t realize how intensely they’re working!