Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Austin Dafora Horton (4 August 1890 – 4 March 1965) widely known as Asadata Dafora was a Sierra Leonean multidisciplinary musician. He was one of the first Africans to introduce African drumming music to the United States, beginning in the early 1930s.[1] His artistic endeavours spanned multiple disciplines, but he is best remembered for his work in dance and music.Dafora was a multifaceted artist, talented in opera and concert singing, dancing, choreographing and composing. In 1934, Dafora created Kykunkor (The Witch Woman), a successful musical/drama production using authentic African music and dance and is considered one of the pioneers of black dance in America."@en }
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- Asadata_Dafora abstract "Austin Dafora Horton (4 August 1890 – 4 March 1965) widely known as Asadata Dafora was a Sierra Leonean multidisciplinary musician. He was one of the first Africans to introduce African drumming music to the United States, beginning in the early 1930s.[1] His artistic endeavours spanned multiple disciplines, but he is best remembered for his work in dance and music.Dafora was a multifaceted artist, talented in opera and concert singing, dancing, choreographing and composing. In 1934, Dafora created Kykunkor (The Witch Woman), a successful musical/drama production using authentic African music and dance and is considered one of the pioneers of black dance in America.".