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Drum Call Programs

Afrikan drum solo pierces the air at this time twice a week, pulling the attention of those gathered in the community.  Patterns emerge, forming rhythms, syncopations.  Somewhere in the intermingling of the long and short bursts, a message appears to be communicated. Someone has called the drummers and dancers for a session of drumming, dancing, singing, and cultural enrichment.  The leader plays a frenzied comment followed by a conclusive roll, ending with a sharp break which silences all sounds and stops all movements and begins

THE DRUM CALL.