In 1997, I saw the band Quetzal for the first time at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco. I was playing in a band that opened for this group. My impression of the members of Quetzal when I met them was, “Hmm, a bunch of mocosos that play rock but…
Friends of ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program: As you know, our economy puts increased stress on our ability to support traditional art forms, often the last to be considered in private and public arts funding. In the past 5 years, ACTA has been forced to reduce the number of awards for the…
This video is about my first apprenticeship class by the master artist Florencia Pierre. In this class she is teaching me “Ti gason piga’w pile sobo” a popular dance game from Pointe a Raquette LaGonave…
Menelike Turner, Apprentice (right) and Reynaldo Atesiano Matos (left) playing Batá drums for Afro-Cuban dance class taught by Juan Carlos Blanco, master artist Menelike & Juan Carlos have been deeply involved in their studies of Afro-Cuban Yoruba Batá drumming throughout this apprenticeship process. I’ve had the opportunity to observe…
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