HAS Drum Workshop 2000
past projects from Manigua

HAS Drum Workshop 2000 with recovering substance abuse program.

This was the second year at this residential facility for recovering substance abusers. HAS was very supportive of our programs and helped us make adifference in this community. We offered a 16 week program focusing on Afro-Caribbean folk music and instrument making. We made wood drums known as "Cajon", tin can bongos, and wood blocks. Participants learned the Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena rhythms; for some this was a reintroduction to a music rthat is part of their cultural heritage. They added their own lyrics and helped in the composition process.

For now, we have an mp3, The Chosen One, a recording from our workshop,

photos coming soon.