Hammonds House Museum presents Rhythms of Inheritance: A Community Drumming Circle

Join Dr. Ramatu & guest drummers for African drumming, rhythm & community! No drum? No problem. Have one? Bring it and join the circle!

Rhythms of Inheritance: A Community Drumming Circle is an immersive and participatory experience inspired by Steve R. Allen's exhibitions, Infinite Inheritance and O Jogo Bonito (The Beautiful Game), now on view at Hammonds House Museum. 

The program will be facilitated by Dr. Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt and four guest drummers: Aisha Hajara Oghele Mahmud, Fatima Yola Ijele Sabbatt, Jahbri Black, and Origunwa Vincent Ifa Kayode Scott Jr. Together, they will guide participants through African drumming instruction, call-and-response, performance, and community participation.

Dr. Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt brings extensive experience in African diaspora dance and drumming traditions. She has performed with leading cultural dance companies throughout Atlanta, including Extensions of Africa, African Dance Connections, Uhuru Dancers, Barefoot Ballet Manya, Giwayen Mata, and Ballethnic Dance Company's renowned Leopard's Tale.

Drawing inspiration from Allen's exploration of sacred geometry, Afrofuturism, ancestral knowledge, and Black cultural continuity, the program transforms rhythm into a shared language connecting past, present, and future.

Throughout the African diaspora, drumming has served as a form of communication, ceremony, celebration, resistance, and storytelling.

The program also embraces themes from O Jogo Bonito (The Beautiful Game) by considering rhythm as the heartbeat of teamwork, athletic movement, resilience, and collective achievement.

Everyone is welcome to participate, whether you have a drum or not! If you have your own drum, we invite you to bring it and join the circle. Whether you are an experienced drummer or simply curious to learn, come be part of this shared experience of rhythm, movement, and community.