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Asante: Ohene Kesee A Ebin
by AAJ Staff
The West African tradition of polyrhythmic drumming has found itself increasingly popular in the Afro- American tradition of jazz--and especially in so-called Caribbean and Latin styles. African artists have gradually found their way onto North American records. Witness Senegalese drummer Mor Thiam's collaborations with the World Saxophone Quartet and its members; or Ghanaian drummer Asante's work with the WSQ and Paul Simon.
However, African drummers rarely have the opportunity to make their own North American recordings. In 1999, Mor Thiam ...
read moreKidd Jordan to Receive 2009 Asante Legend Award
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All About Jazz
Edward Kidd Jordan has been announced as a recipient of the 2009 Asante Awards in the area of Music Education; The Year of the Legends.The 2009 Asante Awards and Festival will held at the Mahaila Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts in New Orleans, Louisiana in the famed Louis Armstrong Park/Congo Square on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Produced by NOLA.TV, this year's event pays tribute to New Orleans Legends in the field of Jazz, Music Education, Theatre, Gospel, Spoken Words, Business, ...
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