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June 6, 2023

Diali Cissokho Brings Smiles and Beats to Chatham Charter

Triptych of Diali Cissokho residency; L to R students playing drums; Diali, a black man playing drums in front of seated students; male and female students dancing

“One student … told me that he had been sharing what he learned at home with his family and practicing on the dinner table. That brought me a lot of joy,” shared Diali.

By Jessica Rigsbee | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: AIS, artists-in-schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, Chatham Charter, Diali Cissokho, drums

March 27, 2018

Meet This Artist: Antonio Lynn is Drumming to the Sound of Success

Antonio Lynn, it seems, was born with a drumbeat in his soul. He remembers playing drums at the early age of two. When he was three, his grandparents, Albert and Susan Alston, gave him a full junior-sized drum set for Christmas. By age five, he was playing in his church’s Junior Petite Choir. Now, as… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Chatham Charter, Chatham County, church, concert band, drumline, drumming, drums, First Missionary Baptist Church, marching band, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Siller City

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