{"id":17255,"date":"2022-05-06T16:56:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=17255"},"modified":"2024-12-02T17:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:11:46","slug":"experience-the-african-folk-drum-djembe-and-interact-with-diverse-students-icc-west-african-culture-night-6-13-%e2%97%86deadline-6-6-9am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news\/2022\/05\/06\/17255\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the African folk drum Djembe and interact with diverse students! ICC West African Culture Night (2022\/6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a1bb6aee1444a45d52fcee445661c44c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you think of West African music, you probably think of the rhythm of drums and people dancing under the sun. However, maybe not many people in Japan know about the culture and meanings behind the music.<\/p>\n<p>In West Africa, music is closely connected with everyday life and culture, such as weddings and rituals.<br \/>\nIts meanings are diverse, including the transmission of myths and spells.\u202fDrums are especially important, being used for long-distance communication and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>ICC has invited Mr. Takumi Katou who sells, repairs and performs on West African musical instruments.<br \/>\nIt is a special opportunity to experience the fascinating West African music culture and to play the <em>djembe<\/em> folk drum and other traditional instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Music transcends culture and language.<\/p>\n<p>Come and get to know the West African culture and different Waseda students by playing together!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guest:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Mr. Takumi Katou<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1-610x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1-610x607.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1-940x936.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1061-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(image courtesy of Mr. Katoh)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Head of Tokyo Djembe Factory (TDF). Repairs and sells mainly percussion and stringed West African instruments. Performs at live concerts and teaches Djembe at workshops <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regularly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Tokyo.\u00a0Organizes drum &amp; dance study tours to Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa, every February.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date &amp; Time<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monday, June 13, 2022, 6:15-7:45 pm<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*Venue opens at 6:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Place\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waseda Campus<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*Location provided to confirmed participants<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eligibility\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waseda Students, Faculty and Staff\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Language<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MC: English &amp; Japanese<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Presentation: Japanese<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q\uff06A:\u202f English &amp; Japanese<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social Time: Unrestricted\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fee\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Free<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Registration<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.waseda.jp\/application\/detail\/application-detail?communityContentLinkId=450489552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">MyWaseda<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deadline\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monday, June 6, 9:00am<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Capacity\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">about 35 people<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*Lottery results announced on the deadline day<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before Applying<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Canceling after applying causes confusion and may prevent others from participating. Please read the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/en\/events\/before-joining\/#anc_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICC Cancellation Policy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and check your schedule carefully.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applicants are required to read and accept our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/en\/events\/before-joining\/#anc_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid-19 Policies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">There is a possibility that this program may be cancelled or changed due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. ICC will announce any changes as soon as possible.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enquiries\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICC<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tel: 03-5286-3990<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special opportunity to experience West African music culture and to play the djembe drum and other traditional instruments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[84,82,137,138,133],"class_list":["post-17255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-culture-en","tag-events-en","tag-hands-on-activities-en","tag-music-dance-en","tag-watch-listen-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34306,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17255\/revisions\/34306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}