To the Beat of Her Own Drum: OAC Heritage Fellowship Recipient Linda Thomas Jones Makes Music Meaningful Considered one of the founding mothers of female African drumming in the United States, Linda Thomas Jones—called Mama Fasi by her students—is a recipient of a 2017 Heritage Fellowship Award from the Ohio Arts Council. August 29, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public African drumming, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Drum Woman Productions, drumming, Fasi's Cultural Experience, Heritage Fellowship Awards, Iyanifa Fasi Irunsewe, Linda Thomas Jones, Mama Fasi, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
Ohio Heritage Fellow to be honored at International Festival Baba Jubal Harris—African drum-maker, master artist, performer, educator, and 2015 Ohio Heritage Fellow in the category of Material Culture--will be honored this Saturday, November 7, at the Columbus International Festival following the Parade of Nations. November 3, 2015 artists, Public african drummaking, african drumming, artsohio, Baba Jubal Harris, columbus, columbus international festival, heritage fellow, Ohio Arts Council, ohio heritage fellow, Parade of Nations Read More »