[活動報告]:2024/06/28（南港）非洲鼓音樂工作坊

2024南港樂齡藝術與創意培力計畫完成第七場活動啦！此計畫旨在激發樂齡的創造力，利用藝術作為療癒工具和溝通媒介，接觸不同文化的音樂知識，與國際接軌，提升社群文化交流。

今天嚮光邀請到知名的非洲鼓老師江季鴻 (江鳥) 帶領南港樂齡們一同享受非洲鼓的音樂薰陶！

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非洲面具工作坊：https://reurl.cc/RqaxbZ

瞭解更多樂齡培力計劃：https://brightside.tw/older-persons-empowerment/

記得嗎？上週我們舉辦了一場與樂齡們一同製作非洲面具的精彩活動，這是我們非洲課程系列的一部分。這週，我們迎來了非洲課程系列的重頭戲——「非洲鼓」！

江鳥老師全程以台語且幽默風趣的方式介紹非洲鼓的文化背景和歷史並帶領樂齡們進行非洲鼓的教學。

透過江鳥老師專業的音樂指導和活潑的互動學習方式，大家學習到非洲鼓的基本敲擊技巧和節奏模式。大家沉浸在非洲鼓的音樂氛圍中，展現了高度的投入和熱情。

有些樂齡在課程結束後才發現自己的大拇指都瘀青了，這正是他們全心投入音樂學習的表現啊！希望大家的瘀青能快點好！

而當天嚮光也帶來沁涼的非洲薄荷綠茶，讓樂齡們徜徉在非洲鼓與當地飲料之中體驗文化，樂齡們對這款飲料愛不釋手，還偷偷問嚮光怎麼做呢！

課堂結束後，我們很高興看到樂齡們如此享受和喜愛這次充滿節奏與互動的非洲鼓課程！他們的熱情和積極參與讓整個活動更加精彩。許多樂齡都詢問我們未來是否還會舉辦類似的課程，這讓我們深感鼓舞和感激！我們會努力計劃更多類似的文化體驗活動，讓樂齡們繼續享受音樂帶來的樂趣！

再次感謝各位大朋友的參與及支持，因為有你們，嚮光的活動才能順利圓滿～

We have been looking forward to this African drumming class since the previous year! One of our Big Friends and Bright Side supporters and members, Sara, mentioned that this might be a workshop that would be great to have with our older friends and we were ecstatic to have made connections to make this happen!

江鳥（Fablan Samory Toure), thanks to an extended invitation from Janet Lin, drove up from ChiaYi with African drums loaded into his car for this amazing session. Watching with interest of the drums being carried in, a buzz of excitement hummed in the newly renovated community center.

With his booming voice and charismatic presence, the session started before anyone had known it. We went over the time that we had estimated in the rundown with so much laughter and smiles as everyone was so focused and anticipated each flick of the wrist. There were those who at the start of the class said they would not be able to follow the class but ended up performing amazingly. They were so dedicated that a few had small bruises from drumming too fervently (we had to ask them to dial it back).

We also looked up a refreshing tea that is also commonly enjoyed in Africa, surprisingly ourselves and the grandmas with it’s delicious and soothing flavor – they got out their refillable water bottles up to fill it to the brim to take some home!

We capped off the day with a miniature group performance surrounded by African masks that they had made the week prior. What a beautiful day full of music, love, and group harmony that was tapped out with the harmonized drumming and hand raises. Thank you so much Fablan Samory Toure and Janet Lin! This special class taught with such intensity and dedication. It’s beautiful to be able to share and learn about a different culture and method of communication through music!