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St Catherine High shows off the 'art of the drum'
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The drummers from the St Catherine High School proved their greater dexterity and creativity as they beat out all contenders and took the title, Best Overall Performance at the second staging of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Drumfest. The energetic drummers also captured the title Most Outstanding Group in the senior category.
The event, dubbed The Art of the Drum, had Emancipation Park pulsating on Thursday, with rhythms of the Congo and other drums, as students as young as five years old, displayed dominance and mastery over their instruments.
Inaugural Champions, Innswood High School, were also impressive.
With a mandate to unearth talent, the competition's organisers wanted to provide an avenue for players of hand- beaten drums to compete in a formal environment. "If you have a heart beat, you have rhythm and these students have exceeded themselves.
Many of them, with further training, could go on to do this thing professionally," stated an ecstatic Ouida Lewis, master drummer and judge of the competition.
A commanding drum call from the Akwaaba Drummers, opened the evening's proceedings and signalled the beginning of what proved to be fierce competition among schools and groups across the island.
Interspersed between performances by the almost 40 finalists, were guest appearances by the Nomaddz, dub poetry group and an earthshaking and energetic performance by the L'Acadco drummers and dancers who delivered a piece entitled Amathagazelo.
St Catherine High shows off the 'art of the drum'
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The drummers from the St Catherine High School proved their greater dexterity and creativity as they beat out all contenders and took the title, Best Overall Performance at the second staging of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Drumfest. The energetic drummers also captured the title Most Outstanding Group in the senior category.
The event, dubbed The Art of the Drum, had Emancipation Park pulsating on Thursday, with rhythms of the Congo and other drums, as students as young as five years old, displayed dominance and mastery over their instruments.
Inaugural Champions, Innswood High School, were also impressive.With a mandate to unearth talent, the competition's organisers wanted to provide an avenue for players of hand- beaten drums to compete in a formal environment. "If you have a heart beat, you have rhythm and these students have exceeded themselves.
Many of them, with further training, could go on to do this thing professionally," stated an ecstatic Ouida Lewis, master drummer and judge of the competition.
A commanding drum call from the Akwaaba Drummers, opened the evening's proceedings and signalled the beginning of what proved to be fierce competition among schools and groups across the island.
Interspersed between performances by the almost 40 finalists, were guest appearances by the Nomaddz, dub poetry group and an earthshaking and energetic performance by the L'Acadco drummers and dancers who delivered a piece entitled Amathagazelo.
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