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BUMP JAM!
Cultural and Heritage Knowledge for Resilience and Excellence

BUMP Jams are our version of recitals that showcase the growth, skill, and talent of our youth. We build community and leadership through exposure to the people, history, and cultural practices connected to African diasporic art and culture. Join us to exercise your creativity through free-form youth-led music and arts ensembles and socials guided by talented, trained enrichment artists!

Applied Visual and Performance Arts Lessons
Artistic Proficiency through Eldering

Applied Instrumental & Vocal Music Lessons

Build artistic proficiencies and cultural knowledge with weekly private/small group lessons on an instrument and/or voice and in visual art! Music lessons are available on traditional African and African diasporic instruments as well as traditional Western symphonic orchestral instruments. BUMP provides instruments free of charge for registered youth as needed and available.

Cultural Emersion.
Cultural and Heritage Knowledge from Experience
Prepare to travel with us! We will organize local, domestic, and international experiences and field trips, to learn about African diasporic cultural origins, practices, histories, landmarks, influential people, and heritage knowledge!

Our Creative Ensembles
Cultural and Heritage Knowledge through Communalism

Practice, rehearse and perform in our community youth visual and performance arts ensembles, choirs, and studios that features the music, art, and creativity from various African-diasporic artists, art-forms, and cultural practices.

Ananse Apprentices

For beginning visual and performing artists ages 6-10.

Ubuntu Ambassadors

For beginning visual and performing artists ages 11-18

Fahari Leaders

For intermediate and advanced visual and performing artists ages 11-18. Fahari leaders are referred by members from the community and are groomed and supported to function as youth leaders in our programs.

BUMP IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH...

Dr. Bass String Instruments
Bull City Music School
The Magic of African Rhythm
Kraze Academy
Griot and Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference
Goff House Studios
Protecting Our Dignity

BUMP: The Triangle is supported by the Triangle Community Foundation, the Durham Arts Council's Annual Arts Fund, and the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources