Family Program: Explore West African Stringed and Percussion Instruments
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Jun 20, 2025 2pm - 3:30pm
Location
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Rep. John Lewis Way S
Details
Enslaved people in the Caribbean created the banjo based on their memories of West African lutes. Guided by performance troupe AfricaNashville leader Ibrahima Dioubate — a multi-instrumentalist and performer of West African music originally from Guinea — participants can try their hand at and explore a West African lute, the n’goni, two drums, the dundun and the jembe. (All ages)
Price: Included with museum admission; Free to museum members
