Drumming for Well Being: Lessons learned about Race, Community and Cultural Heritage
Submissions by Aminata Cairo, Department of Anthropology
Aminata Cairo, Cassaundra Sampson, Dometi Pongo, Jonathan Sterns, Kim Claus, and William
Scudere
Five students will share what they have learned about the American story through participating
in community based research. Under the direction of Dr. Cairo (Anthropology) students studied
the formation of the Midwest Percussion Association, a group of African American percussion
groups dedicated to uplifting their communities and using music to prepare and inspire young
people to go to college. Students will highlight the ideals, lessons, conflicts, and shared
sentiments of this particular American story, and how this experience has enhanced their
understanding of their own American story and their abilities to give voice and vision to its
tapestry.