Keeping Time: African Drumming Class in a Cape Town Township

African Drumming Class in Langa Township, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I am, perhaps, the least ‘African’ person I know. However, I do, for a very white guy have rhythm enough to play rhythm and bass guitar and drums without embarrassing myself. Dancing, however, is another matter altogether, but I felt pretty comfortable attending an African drumming class. All the same, coming to Africa as a … Read more

Santa Teresa Street Festival – Every Day is Carnival in Rio!

Santa Teresa Street Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Going to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a must-do experience (see this site for Carnival dates and details), yet you can get a taste of Carnival or at least a carnivalesque atmosphere somewhere in Rio just about any day of the year. It’s simply a matter of finding the party – or serendipitously running into one, as … Read more