Finding the Spirit of Inanga: A Gallery of Traditional Musical Instruments

400 Main Street,Pawtucket RI 02860

23 June, 2022

Description

PVD World Music Institute host the second opening day of the gallery event, “Finding the Spirit of Inanga: A Gallery Traditional Music Instruments” featuring musical instruments from around the world at Machines with Magnets, located at 400 Main Street in Pawtucket, RI 02860 on June 23rd , 2022. This event will provide a cultural learning experience, taking visitors on a spectacular journey through time and space, featuring unique and significant musical instruments and other music related artifacts from around the globe. This interactive musical showcase will also offer the exciting opportunity to learn directly from the musicians who own these beautiful pieces of cultural history through three specially curated music education sessions. Niwar will join us on June 23rd, 2022 for a demonstration and Q&A regarding the Kanun stringed Instrument. Our goal is to foster an appreciation for timeless musical traditions and share the rich musical history and knowledge carried by our master musicians and their instruments. Curating this event is a part of PVD World Music Institute’s ongoing mission to celebrate, promote and enrich the musical traditions and arts of African refugees and immigrants in Rhode Island for present and future generations. We thank our partners, whose generous support has made this event possible: Machines with Magnets, The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and RISCA. We hope you can join us.