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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


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Keynote Address
Juneteenth Celebration 2022 - June 19

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2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part I

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2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part II

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2022 Juneteenth Celebration Part III

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What Does Juneteenth/Emancipation Day Mean to Us?
 
Intro: Free at Last Song
Adenkum Summons

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Black Student Union Heritage Ball 2022
Normal, IL - Feb
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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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