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In Burundi, the Drum Is a Revered Symbol of Unity. But Only Men Can Play.
GITEGA, Burundi — An ensemble of about 30 men, balancing heavy instruments on their heads, walked in a solemn procession to a red-soil field, where the silence would soon be replaced by a sound essential to the cultural identity of Burundi: drumming. Led by an older man carrying a spear and a shield, the group […]
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Afrofuturist Room at the Met Redresses a Racial Trauma
More than a year after the racial reckoning, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has created one of its most thoughtful reparations projects yet. I do not mean its returning of some priceless artifacts back to West Africa, or its addressing of past racial wrongs with a restitution fund to support diversity in the arts, or […]
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