Grace Drums

Jan 17, 2013 @ 8:00pm

Founded in 2010, GRACE DRUMS is a music ensemble of spirited women with the singular mission of making joy contagious across all races, ethnicities, religions, gender & sexual orientation, and any and all other social lines. Using time-honored West African percussion instruments (djembe, djundjun, bells, shakers & frame drums), traditional & western vocals, GRACE DRUMS bridges the traditional to the contemporary, blending influences in R&B, Afro-Caribbean music, with drums and vocal traditions of West Africa & beyond. The result is original life-affirming music featuring percussion & vocals. Each GRACE DRUMMER is a versatile artist with experience in a variety of performance arts including music, dance, theater, and storytelling. We draw from each other’s strength & creativity to honor our musical roots & influences in the Caribbean (Haiti, Panama, Trinidad), West Africa (Ghana, Guinea), and North America, while exploring what these roots mean to us now as women raised in, living & working in North America.
Bridging the traditional with the contemporary, using instruments historically played by men, a GRACE DRUMMER also embodies unlimited possibility and creativity. They drum & sing in the name of women and girls everywhere, in recognition of the gift that each person brings to the table by their very presence, affirming that there is room for everyone.