Asadata Dafora (b. Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 4, 1890) was an African drummer from Sierra Leone. He was one of the first musicians to introduce African drumming to the United States, beginning in the early 1930s.[1] Map of Sierra Leone showing the capital Freetown Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...
Dafora died in Harlem Hospital on March 4, 1965. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major black cultural and business center. ...
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