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‘The Healing Rhythm of the Drums’ at the Portsmouth African Burying Ground
Portsmouth African Burial Ground,
386 State St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Traditionally the drum was the heartbeat and soul of African communities, thus holding deep historic and symbolic significance. The drums herald political and social events...
‘From Africa to America: We Are the Drums’ at South Church
South Church,
292 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Performance plays a key role in narrating the African story in America. The Negro spirituals sung by enslaved Africans laid the foundation for today’s gospel,...
Kat Edmonson – Holiday Swingin’! at Jimmy’s
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club,
135 Congress St
Portsmouth, NH 03801 US
Portsmouth, NH 03801 US
“𝑬𝒅𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒋𝒂𝒛𝒛 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔.” — 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑨𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑱𝑨𝒁𝒁 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫...