Nani Agbeli's guest appearances

Nani Agbeli

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Jeremy Smith

David Robinson

Colin Currie

Josh Jones

Dave Hall

Mike Rosen

Justin Alexander

Mark Ford

Stephen Hall

Rebecca Kite

Marco Schirripa

Brian Nozny

Brian Blume

Caleb Pickering

Ben Charles

OwlTail

 We're all pretty jealous that Megan was able to bring Nani Agbeli to Mizzou to teach her students about Ewe music from Ghana: in drumming, dance, and song.  Nani teaches at Cal Arts, where his specialties and passions are shared. In addition to performing, he designs textiles and is a graphic designer- both skills he uses to enhance his musical artistry.  His family owns and operates a school devoted to teaching music of Ghana.  In addition to a beautiful accent, Nani provides some beautiful thoughts on this episode.  Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element   0:00 Intro and hello6:15 Ewe vs other West African drumming styles?10:30 History of Ewe drumming? 14:21 Nani's family arts center in Volta (Ghana)18:10 Why study this music and culture? 26:50 Requests for book writing and transcription21:22 Teaching at CalArts36:11 What aspect of this drumming and dancing is the most challenging to explain?39:14 Responsibilities at CalArts44:34 Design your own textiles? 48:21 Coming to the US52:25 Music/meaning/expression 58:20 Our experience with African dance, Dane Richeson's class at ZMF1:01:33 Quick quotes on Nani's website

<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7SGkDJDQTjU/WO_uMHhtDoI/AAAAAAAACeY/xQql9OwMcog8O_urtKExOYJo8pFvmtw0wCLcB/s1600/Nani%2BAgbeli.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> We're all pretty jealous that Megan was able to bring Nani Agbeli to Mizzou to teach her students about Ewe music from Ghana: in drumming, dance, and song.  Nani teaches at Cal Arts, where his specialties and passions are shared. In addition to performing, he designs textiles and is a graphic designer- both skills he uses to enhance his musical artistry. His family owns and operates a school devoted to teaching music of Ghana.  In addition to a beautiful accent, Nani provides some beautiful thoughts on this episode. Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">0:00</a> Intro and hello <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6:15</a> Ewe vs other West African drumming styles? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10:30</a> History of Ewe drumming?  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">14:21</a> Nani's family arts center in Volta (Ghana) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">18:10</a> Why study this music and culture?  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">26:50</a> Requests for book writing and transcription <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21:22</a> Teaching at CalArts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">36:11</a> What aspect of this drumming and dancing is the most challenging to explain? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">39:14</a> Responsibilities at CalArts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">44:34</a> Design your own textiles?  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">48:21</a> Coming to the US <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">52:25</a> Music/meaning/expression  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">58:20</a> Our experience with African dance, Dane Richeson's class at ZMF <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScihP8ootA#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1:01:33</a> Quick quotes on Nani's website

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