YBGF, MoAD, and SFJAZZ present
JOHN SANTOS’ AFRICAN SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND RETENTIONS IN LATIN MUSIC

Wednesdays, Aug 4—Sept 8, 7—9pm
Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St, SF, CA 94105
$20 per session, or $100 Series (save $20)
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TICKETS on sale beginning 6/19/10 via SFJazz.

Music is perhaps the richest indicator of African retention in the Americas, where musical practices have preserved a wealth of African spiritual content. Taught by renowned ethnomusicologist/musician John Santos, this six-part series will reveal several elements of African spiritual origin that form the basis of, and/or inform popular Latin music, including instrumentation, rhythm, melody, lyrics, mythology, oral history and language as they are used in dance music and Latin jazz. We will listen to and analyze a broad cross-section of recorded examples from Cuba, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana/Haiti, the United States and Brasil that span the last century. Classes will consist of lecture, listening and discussions in which participants and instructor will analyze the music. Audio tape recorders are welcome. Participants can register for the full course at reduced rates, but can attend any combination of individual classes.

Learn more about musician and teacher John Santos

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