Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
          1.  Identify those African countries, percussive instruments, and rhythms wich ahver shaped Afircan American percussive music,
          2.  Trace the influence of percussive instruments in early African American music, contemporary Afircan American music, and contemporary Afro-Latin music,
          3.  Demonstrate through performance basic rhythms and idioms in African American and Afro-Latin music,
          4.  Demonstrate performance proficiency in a class ensemble. 

 Main topics:   African heritage and percussive music; early African American percussive music; Jazz and rhythm and blues; Afro-Caribbean percussive music, Afro-Latin percussive music; New forms and trends in African American music.