Djembe with Kojo J.

TheHAND Arts & Edutainment

TheHAND is my company founded in 2007 to introduce, teach & train youth of all backgrounds on the Djembe of Guinea,West Africa. It is one of the first arts education consulting companies of it's kind in NYC to primarily focus of teaching Djembe and it's cultural tradition to children with the public school system, which is the largest school system in NY, Kojo & The Hand has partnered with over 15 schools & organizations over these 20 years.

Achievement First Charter Schools

Facilitating Djembe drumming & other cultural arts expressions in for K-5th grades during in-school instruction & after school time.

Clark Atlanta University

Hunter College

Focuses on all aspects of hip-hop which includes DJing, emcees, break dancing, graffiti and knowledge.

Broadcast Music Inc. was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. Operating on a non-profit-making basis, BMI is now the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and is still nurturing new talent and new music.

Brooklyn Arts Council's mission is to act as a coordinating, educational, and service organization to promote and encourage the knowledge, appreciation, and practices of the arts through public educational and cultural activities, and to provide support and services to artists and arts organizations. We are the arts council for the borough of Brooklyn. We bring leadership and energy to every part of Brooklyn’s arts scene, supporting and connecting it all. It doesn’t matter where you fit into the arts—artist, audience member, participant, venue, educator or supporter—we want you to create and experience the arts in every neighborhood of Brooklyn.