The Soraya

Step Afrika! will have one public performance on 2/23/20, two K-12 matinees and a leadership lecture on 2/21/20, and a Master Class with university students on 2/20/20. Drumfolk is a celebration of human will and perseverance. Following a revolt of African slaves in the American South, The Negro Act of 1740 denied African people the right to read, assemble, and use drums. But the beat could not be stopped. The Drumfolk, transformed their own bodies into musical instruments to preserve the rhythms and culture of their ancestors and to inspire their survival in a new world. Drumfolk gave rise to other percussive art forms — tap, hambone, stepping, and present day beatboxing.