Extra for Rasaki's Drums - a little background (photo essay)
Rasaki's Drums &...Nigeria's Yorubá-EDU
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This is a short photo essay to accompany "Rasaki's Drums and the rich rhythms of Nigeria's Yorubá." I wanted to provide some brief information about Rasaki's life and especially of Yorubá history and culture. The Yorubá have a history that spans several thousand years and produced works like the Benin Bronzes, created between the 11th and 15 centuries AD. They were also among the Africans captured, enslaved, and brought to North and South American in centuries past.
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