The Spirit of Aña
Afro-Brazilian drum group Batala NYC, screening of the documentary film Sweet Dreams and Q&A with director Rob Fruchtman, dance & shekere lesson by members of the Legacy Circle Women Drummers, […]
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The Spirit of Aña
2nd Annual Spirit of Aña: Women and Drums
BMHC Lab 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx, NY, United StatesMusical performance by Alessandra Belloni & the Daughters of Cybele, plus a discussion with Mary Gardner, Yvette Ghoughassian, Norka Hernandez Nadal, and Liliana Raposo
Third Annual Spirit of Aña: Women & Drum Series
In honor of Women’s History Month, celebrating traditional rhythms and sounds of the Adukeiras and Batukadeiras, featuring the Adufe ‐ the frame drum played by women in Portugal. The adufeirasare […]
Fourth Annual Spirit of Aña: Women and Drum Series
Tonight we'll celebrate a wedding night Manden tradition in which women from the bride's family form a drum circle and sing songs to welcome children into the marriage. Led by […]