That's right. Kofi and Cujoe have found the time to become musicians on top of running an elementary school. That was the big event of my day--heading to a recording studio with these guys. I woke up early and headed back out to their school where Will and I were greeted by a bunch of the kids that we had met on Monday. Even on a Saturday, these kids came to the schoolhouse to hang out with their three teachers and have a nice hearty lunch of beans and rice. It's great to see that these guys have built something that has become such a staple of the community.
The idea was that we would get to their school, cook some food, then head to the recording studio, but Africa time kicked in again. We ended up kicking back and hanging out at their school from 11 am to 3 pm. We played drums, ate vegetable stew, told some stories--just relaxing. Even though it wasn't the most productive day, it was great to get out and spend the day with some people I got lucky enough to meet on a basketball court one day.
Link to Kofi and Cujoe during their "hiplife" days: http://bit.ly/jfdp4V
On the djembe drum. Music similar to what they play for us all the time: http://bit.ly/kNwkjP
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