Sule Greg Wilson at Everybody Drum

Join US as Sule G. WILSON AUTHOR OF THE DRUMMERS PATH COMES TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION 1. Teach Embodying Rhythm - Experiences and Exercises to Funkify, from the inside out . 2. Share some of Súle's Speak-&-Play System (you know: "Chic'n Neck!") 3. Do a short workshop on U.S. Sacred Drumming: Gospel Tambourine. Doors/Coffee 9:30 Start time 10:00-12:00 Workshop fee $40 “Entitled “Post-African Healing”, this interactive program will give US opportunities to experience, enjoy, and reflect upon our entwined destinies as inhabitants of this so-called “New World”. Using banjo, tambourine, ukulele, story and song—plus a shaken tail-feather or two—we’ll sing, clap and bring new life to ancient tales and treasured tunes. Former archivist at the Schomburg Center in New York, as well as the World Bank, I”m also an educator and author of The Drummer’s Path: Moving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional Drumming. I’ve performed with Babatunde Olatunji, Tony Trischka and Taj Mahal, guested at Yale and UCLA, appeared in documentaries, and brought together the band that became the Grammy-award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. Born and raised in Washington, DC, I now reside in sunny Tempe, AZ. Through experience comes, we hope, growth. My work is planting seeds, providing experiences that take people safely beyond their comfort zones, into deeper and broader perceptions, and perspectives, and back again. SGW “Part Peter Pan and part Pied Piper…WILSON IS MORE THAN AN ARTIST AND A SCHOLAR. He has the rare ability to transcend race and age barriers through the use of his festive mood and rhythm. He uses dance and drums to evoke the energy and spirit that binds and connects all mankind. Young and old, black and white, the audience as a whole was captivated by this energetic and imaginative teacher.” — The Courier, Flint, MI, 2/1995 “Rhythm, joy, empathy, the ability to transform pain and heartache and injustice into stories that transcend and forge new possibilities, that inspire the imagination—that is your charismatic, storytelling gift. What a deep pleasure to experience!!" — Nancy Wolter, Storytelling Institute Graduate, 5/2019