Participants will enjoy 5 days of African Dance, Drum, and Lecture. Based in the San Francisco area of California, USA, Masankho K. Banda performs, teaches classes, and conducts workshops. A paper and bibliography. A History of African Music A wealth of background information and history. African and African American Resources at the Smithsonian.
Dance is part of the national character.
South Africans dance to express happiness, anger, frustration and longing. It is this art form more than any other which is pioneering integration. People of every race, creed and culture have come together to explore an impulse which bridges the gulfs of ignorance and intolerance, without being judgmental. The Maori people here have always excelled in the art of haka, which is the generic term for Maori dance. Sacred Dance Library at Touchstone Interesting site that purports to document many dances from many cultures.