Prospect Park Drummers Grove August 24, 2007

Ghana is a country in West Africa. It is one of the African nations that most of the Diasporian Africans have historical and cultural links. At the nation's leading college, the University of Ghana, Legon in Accra, academic studies in performing arts has been nicknamed DONDOLOGY. Dondology being the study of DONDO, a talking drum from Ghana. Various factors and lack of awareness on the importance of the performing arts led to non-performing arts students and others using this misnomer in reference to the arts in Ghana. Does this has to be so?
Any educated and culturally informed individual knows that in the US, the performing arts is more than just performances and entertainment. It has artistic, academic and social dimensions to it. In the light of this, one is not surprised to see the descendants of Africans in America retaining some of the arts that their forefathers brought from the continent, a sort of Sankofa for everything Africa. The Congo Square Drummers Grove in Brooklyn is a meeting place for percussionists,drummers and their enthusiasts who have respect for Africa, its people and the culture. Personally, I have chosen to describe what takes place at the CONGO SQUARE DRUMMERS GROVE as the New Dondology as opposed to uninformed ignorant references to Ghana's performing arts. Yes, bad references can be turned into positive ones depending on how one uses it and believing that new words are constantly being created.
Come to Brooklyn's Prospect Park every sunday and immerse yourself in communal drumming that you will never forget. Everything is FREE. Your only obligation is to respect the elders and the rules of the Grove.

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