Every summer the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation hosts a series of free World on Stage concerts at the Centennial Peace Plaza on MLK Blvd. in Cleveland. The first concert of Summer 2024 was on June 29, 2024 and the focus was Percussion of the World. 4 diverse drum acts performed including a group of Native Americans.

Robbi Swift

Robbi Swift and drummers from the local Native American community

Robbi Swift from the local Native American community introduced 4 performers (one just turned 6 years old!) who sang and drummed to a "social" Native American song.

Drummers from the Cleveland Native American community

The drums were handmade from elk, moose and deer.

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Robbi Swift invited the audience to come up and participate in a friendship round dance around the Plaza. Then she explained that Cleveland was a relocation center during the Eisenhower years so there are many different tribes represented in the area. They then finished with one more drum song.

Dancing in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
to Native American drummers

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Cleveland Cultural Gardens Centennial Plaza
June 29, 2024

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