Connection through song: African communal music
with Allegra Ziffle and Eli Friedlob
Music is integral to daily life in
many traditional African cultures and it has proved to be beneficial to overall health and well-being. Traditional
African music-making is participatory, inclusive and accessible to everyone, contributing to a sense of
belonging, group identity, and solidarity. It drives the rhythms of daily
life, making movements more fluid and coordinated.
Many
of these elements were adapted and incorporated by African Americans
through spirituals and work songs. Allegra Ziffle and Eli Friedlob will share their knowledge about participatory music-making and show some videos, but we will also
be doing some singing of our own.
