Clave – Orphan Roots of American Culture: A Workshop on African Rhythm in Modern Music with Jean-Francis Varre
This interactive workshop is the first in a music and culture series tentatively titled "Black Atlantic." The focus of the workshop is to shed light on the black African aesthetic of rhythmic structure commonly dubbed "syncopation" by Western musicologists but better explained by the Afro-Cuban concept of the "clave." Participants will see how this African […]