Looks at intersections of movement and rhythm across the African diaspora through polyrhythms, Brazilian capoeira, West African dance and hip-hop.
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Curriculum Resources
Bridge Sessions easily intersect with state standards for music education, as well as standards for many other classroom subjects. Although no advance preparation is necessary to attend, we encourage teachers to connect Bridge Sessions back to your classrooms. Please contact us if any additional information would be helpful.
Musical Genres
West African, Latin, hip-hop
Instruments
Djembe, joun joun, berimbau, repinique, agogô, surdo
Music You’ll Hear
Campone
Sorsonet
Clave rhythms (Salsa, Bo Diddley, samba reggae, hip-hop)
Key Vocabulary
African diaspora
Polyrhythm
Generations, geographies and cultures
Capoeira
Themes
- Demonstration of dances/rhythms from Western African, including campone and sorsonet
- Introduction to the instruments and movements of the Brazilian martial art capoeira
- Showing how music has evolved across the African diaspora as it has cross generations, geographies and cultures
- Looking at the influence of West African dance and drumming on hip-hop
- Community, collaboration
