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Roman Díaz and Group: Afro-Cuban Music Demonstration

March 21, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

On the Monday following Spring Break, Schomburg Distinguished Visiting Scholar/Artist Roman Díaz, a master of Afro-Cuban traditional music, will present with his group a demonstration of conga drumming for rumba dance and the batá drumming of the Santería religion, in Friends Hall at 11 am.  Then at 2 pm, Díaz will speak with students and Professor Iraida López (in Spanish) about his life and work, in Room G-238.  The events are free and open to the College community.  Funded by the Schomburg Program, the events are a collaboration of the programs in Music (CA), Communication Arts (CA), Spanish Language (HGS), and Latino/a and Latin American Studies (HGS) to celebrate the Year of Latin America at Ramapo College. For more information, contact Marc Gidal (mgidal@ramapo.edu).

Details

Date:
March 21, 2016
Time:
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Venue

Friend’s Hall
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430 United States

Organizer

Marc Gidal
Phone
201-684-7293
Email
mgidal@ramapo.edu