Village Drums of Freedom
| Village Drums of Freedom | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Genres | World music, Calypso |
| Members | Gerald Achee, Sanga of The Valley and others |
Village Drums of Freedom are free improvisation percussion band founded in 1969 by Trinidadian drummer Gerald Achee. As of 2012 VDOF consists of more than a hundred jembe players all over the world. Most of them are members of Rastafari Movement. Village Drums of Freedom are Calypso band. Every year they play a leading part in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. In 2003 VDOF released an album Historic travel: cultural rhythms.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/03/arts/new-york-s-carnival-all-grown-up.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
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