Asadata Dafora
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Death | 59 years ago |
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Date of birth | August 4,1890 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Freetown |
Sierra Leone | |
Date of died | March 4,1965 |
Died | Harlem |
New York | |
United States | |
Genres | Dance Music |
Siblings | Constance Agatha Cummings-John |
Education | Wesleyan School |
Full name | Austin Dafora Horton |
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ID | 1375265 |
Asadata Dafora Life story
Austin Dafora Horton 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.