HAS Drum Workshop 2001
past projects from Manigua

HAS Drum Workshop 2001 music therapy program.

This program was offered at a residential facility for recovering substance abusers. HAS helps them get jobs,an education, medical assistance, and more. We offered a 16 week program focusing on Afro-Caribbean folk music and instrument making. We made tongue drums, wooden claves, and tin can bongos. They learned about the Rumba traditions of Cuba and added their own elements to the compositions. They even got to participate in a Cuban/Lucumi dance class taught by Chiqui, a well known folkloric dancer of Cuba.

For now, we have an mp3, Plena Uno, a recording from our workshop,

photos coming soon.