West African rhythms shake Berklee College of Music

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

For Joe Galeota, West African drumming is more than a style of percussion — it’s a lifelong journey into understanding how music affects both the people who play it and the people who hear it, each and every day.

The Berklee College of Music professor has been bringing the art form to his students for the last 11 years through an exchange program in Ghana, where students stay in villages and learn traditional drum and dance from local masters.

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