Making a joyful noise on the Caribbean rhythms and chants workshop
By Stephen Weir
Usually, a guardian would shudder and put their arms to their ears in the event that they acquired a request for his or her teenager to deliver a drum or some banging sticks to high school. However when Calypsonian Roger Gibbs does the asking, properly, that may be a totally different matter altogether.
Earlier this week, Gibbs despatched a message to folks inviting youngsters aged 6 to 13 years previous to hitch a Caribbean Drum Circle subsequent Friday (July 19th) afternoon. The free two-hour session will probably be held at ISGSA York College’s Keele campus of their East Accolade constructing (Music Division).
“We now have a restricted variety of metal drums and percussion devices obtainable,” Roger Gibbs instructed the Caribbean Digicam. “However the youngsters ought to deliver their very own if they’ve them!” Over the course of two hours, the youngsters participating will be taught Caribbean drumming and chants, together with Temne, Tobago, jig, Kaiso, engine room Calypso, and extra.
