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Austin Dafora Horton (4 August 1890 – 4 March 1965) also 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. His artistic endeavours spanned multiple disciplines, but he is best remembered for his work in dance and music.

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  • Austin Dafora Horton (4 August 1890 – 4 March 1965) also 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. 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)
  • Asadata Dafora, pseudonimo di Austin Dafora Horton (Freetown, 4 agosto 1890 – Harlem, 4 marzo 1965), è stato un compositore, produttore teatrale e attivista sierraleonese naturalizzato statunitense; musicista multidisciplinare, fu uno dei primi africani a introdurre la musica africana per tamburo negli Stati Uniti, all'inizio degli anni '30. I suoi sforzi artistici abbracciarono più campi, ma è ricordato per il suo lavoro nella danza e nella musica. Dafora era un artista poliedrico, talentuoso nell'opera e nel canto da concerto, nella danza, nella coreografia e nella composizione. Nel 1934 Dafora creò Kykunkor (La donna strega), una produzione musicale/teatrale di successo utilizzando autentica musica e danza africana ed è considerato uno dei pionieri della danza nera in America (it)
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  • Austin Dafora Horton (4 August 1890 – 4 March 1965) also 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. His artistic endeavours spanned multiple disciplines, but he is best remembered for his work in dance and music. (en)
  • Asadata Dafora, pseudonimo di Austin Dafora Horton (Freetown, 4 agosto 1890 – Harlem, 4 marzo 1965), è stato un compositore, produttore teatrale e attivista sierraleonese naturalizzato statunitense; musicista multidisciplinare, fu uno dei primi africani a introdurre la musica africana per tamburo negli Stati Uniti, all'inizio degli anni '30. I suoi sforzi artistici abbracciarono più campi, ma è ricordato per il suo lavoro nella danza e nella musica. (it)
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