Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Virtual Book Talk: "The All-American Crew" with Author Russell N. Low
2022-05-27 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music, A Book Talk and Dynamic Presentation with Author Dr. Umi Vaughan Sunday, Apr. 27, 2025 2 PM FREE

Join us on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 2 PM, for “Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music, a Book Talk and Dynamic Presentation with Author Dr. Umi Vaughan.” This talk will cover Brazil’s rich African legacy and troubling current events, punctuated by live Afro-Brazilian drumming and dance. A Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation.

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Meet the Author

Umi Vaughan is an independent artist and scholar who conducts research, creates photo-based visual art, performs music and dance, and publishes work that examines the evolution and meanings of music/dance traditions across the African Diaspora. He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan and was formerly a professor of Africana Studies at California State University Monterey Bay. He is the author of Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum (Indiana University Press) and Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba (University of Michigan Press). To learn more, visit UMIART.ART. Dr. Vaughan is proud to share his latest work, Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music (co-authored with Dr. Danielle N. Boaz).

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