Ryan Gibbons of Lewes performed with the Student African Drum Ensemble in Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College on Nov. 17.
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LEWES — Ryan Gibbons of Lewes performed with the Student African Drum Ensemble in Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College on Nov. 17.
The performance in Westminster, Maryland, was under the direction of McDaniel Music Department faculty Pape Demba “Paco” Samb, a “Senegalese Griot” or West African historian, storyteller, singer, poet, dancer and/or musician. Mr. Samb grew up in Senegal, learning to play the drums, and came to the U.S. in 2013 to perform. Once he arrived here, he decided to stay