January 4, 2019
TEDx Talks
Walking with my Ancestors: A journey from Dungeons in Ghana
Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum, ISU professor of music and ethnomusicology; Director of African Music & Dance Ensemble, presents: “Walking with my Ancestors: A Journey from Slave Dungeons in Ghana to America” This big idea show us how kinesthetic empathy and music is useful for deepened dialogue about the effects of slavery, moving us towards compassion and emotional justice. Kinesthetic empathy and music is useful for deepened dialogue about the effects of slavery, moving us towards compassion and emotional justice. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by the community of Normal. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Keynote Address
British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BEF) Conference 2023
Edinburgh, 13 - 16 April
https://bfe2023.wordpress.com/our-keynote-speaker/
Keynote Address
Juneteenth Celebration 2022 - June 19
All Videos
2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part I
2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part II
2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part III
What Does Juneteenth/Emancipation Day Mean to Us?
Intro: Free at Last Song
Adenkum Summons
Keynote Address
Black Student Union Heritage Ball 2022
Normal, IL - February
Keynote Address
Illinois State University
Umoja Black Graduation
Past events 2018 - 2020
Performances: Walking with My Ancestors (Elmina and Cape Coast Castles)
2022
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA February 10
Illinois State University, Normal, IL (Elmina Castle) February 19
Illinois State University, Normal, IL April 8
2021
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (Virtual) March 25-26
Prairie Center for the Performing Arts. Schaumburg, IL August 7
Society for Ethnomusicology (Virtual) October 30
2020
University of Georgia, Athens, GA March 3
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA March 10
The University of Missouri, Carter Institute of Education (Virtual) July 13
2019
Illinois Association for American Community Theaters Festival, Peoria, IL March 19
Association for American Community Theaters, Kokomo, IN April 8
Association for American Community Theaters, Gettysburg, PA June 18
Bloomington Center for Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL September 21
African-American Museum and Genealogical Society. Decatur, IL September 28
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor October 3
2018
TEDx Talk October 28