2003
Micanopy Library, Florida
Waldo Library, Florida
Hawthorne Library. Florida
Stark Library, Florida
Highsprings Library, Florida
Library District – Headquarters, Florida
Oak Hall School, FL
Expressions Academy, FL
JJ Finley School, FL
Drum-jam doe inner city K-12 kids in down town Denver, CO

2004
MTI Arts International (MTI) has continued to provide community programs to children and adults throughout the
United States. Recently, programs were provided in New York Schools. These were St. Athanasius School and the
Immaculate Conception School both in the Bronx area of the greater New York. With the support of MTI Volunteer musicians,
the presentation started with Dr. Akombo and his team giving a performance of Kenyan traditional music.
The Songs ranged from birthday songs, singing games, to story songs. Then Dr. Akombo taught the children some basic
Swahili words which were followed by Swahili songs. Mr. Akombo then taught the children how to play the drum
patterns and the sticks as they sang the Swahili songs. This then was followed by a dance session. Led by a world renown dancer
Peace Elewonu from Ghana, master drummer Isaac Manheimer Dr. Akombo asked a few volunteers to come forward and
learn the Ghanaian dance rhythms while the rest of the children drummed the patterns and sang. At the end of the presentation,
the children were engaged in a drum circle where Dr. Akombo and Mr. Manheimer led the patterns as they followed.

2005
April 20th Archer Senior center, Florida
June 14th Hovnanian's Concierge Club, New York
June 22nd Tower Library, Florida
June 26th Micanopy Library, Florida
June 28th Waldo Library, Florida
June 29th Hawthorne Library. Florida
July 7th Stark Library, Florida
July 26th Highsprings Library, Florida.
July 27th Library District – Headquarters, Florida.
Sep. 16th Oak Hall School, FL
Sep. 30th Expressions Academy, FL
Oct. 16th Climb for Cancer Foundation, FL
Oct. 21st Foster Grandpas, FL
Jan 18th Music program for Westwood Retirement Center Jacksonville, Florida.
Feb 9th Visiting Speaker at the University of South Florida, Music education Doctoral class.

2006
Jan. 14-15th 4th and 5th grade class at St Aloysius School, Harlem, NYC
Feb 14th: Sidney Lanier-Anchor School Community Drum Circle: A school with children with a moderate to
profound mental and physical challenges.
Feb 14th Guest Speaker for Dr. Miriam Zach, for the Honors Program Music in Health Class, at the University of Florida.
Feb 15th African Drumming for the Pre-School at the First Presbyterian Church School in Gainesville, Florida.
Feb 17th African Drumming for Millhopper Montessori, Gainesville, Florida
Feb 22nd Music Lecture for Archer Senior Center
April 26th Westminster Wood Retirement Jacksonville, Florida
April 28th Alachua County Library Foundation
June 19th-June 30th Jambo program for K-12 Alachua County Schools, Gainesville, FL
August Music performance at Douglas Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida.
October 13th Mission Safe, after-school Program in Boston, MA.
**October 24th USA/Africa teleconference on Music and Healing





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