Throughout our “Everything is a Drum” season we sing “Bena Ame,” a song that originated in the polyrhythmic tradition of the West African Ewe. The Ewe oral tradition tells of a despotic king, Agɔ Akɔli or (Agor Akorli) from the 17th century who ruled so brutally that the people literally fled, walking backward as they left and leaving a clear trail behind so they could show their friends and family the route to safety. In class we honor this history by walking, dancing, flying and jumping backward.
We are revising the AllAroundThisWorld.com site — the information you’re seeking may still be here, but a lot of links are broken and details may be out of date. We are currently using a new (better!) site — ExploreEverywhere.com — to tell you all about our class offerings, our “pen pal” program and how to become one of our teachers, and will eventually be moving all the goodies from here over to there. So, GO TO THE NEW SITE!
