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 South
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
