A hands-on celebration of Afro-Peruvian music and its main instrument the cajón.
This workshop celebrates Afro-Peruvian music and its main instrument the cajón or box drum! Mr. Morales will introduce the audience to this unique tradition and perform some of its typical styles like the festejo, lando, and zamacueca. Participants will also have the unique opportunity to play the cajón and other typical percussion instruments like the cajita (little box) and the quijada (donkey jawbone). As part of this workshop/celebration participants will also learn to sing popular songs of the Afro-Peruvian repertoire, which are an essential part of this beautiful tradition.
Open to Adults and teens ages 14 to 18. Registration is suggested as space is limited.
Peruvian drummer and percussionist, Hector Morales has combined national and international performance for the past 20 years with his work as a teaching artist in the Tri-State area. Morales has taught countless music residencies primarily in Afro-Peruvian, Latin and Urban Percussion, through leading arts organizations in the tri-state area. In 2015, he received the “Artist of The Year” award from Young Audiences NJEP. His credits also include leading professional development for music educators and serving as grant panelist for different art councils at the local and state level. As Adjunct Faculty, he currently co-teaches a course on Performing and Teaching World music at William Paterson University. Morales currently leads “The Afro-Peruvian Ensemble,” an All-Star group of master musicians of Afro-Peruvian music currently living in the US. He also performs with other influential ensembles of the Afro-Peruvian Jazz scene in NYC including Yuri Juarez Afroperuano Group and Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet.
The Main Library on Plainfield Avenue next to the Edison Train Station. The library offers an extensive children’s room, a Meeting Room/Event Space, and a dedicated Maker Space.
