Latest Past Events

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 […]

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 […]

2nd Annual Spirit of Aña: Women and Drums

BMHC Lab 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx

Musical performance by Alessandra Belloni & the Daughters of Cybele, plus a discussion with Mary Gardner, Yvette Ghoughassian, Norka Hernandez Nadal, and Liliana Raposo