Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project

The Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project (SBRSP) honors a tradition that our enslaved brothers did when they arrived in America. It consists of calling and responding to the acapella style of singing. SBRSP dances in a circle to the beat of a sticker, beating on a wood floor to make rhythm. Ring Shout uses the entire body, the main focus is rhythms. SBRSP greatest accomplishment was joining the Gullah/Geechee shouters for a closeout exhibit of Lorenzo Turner's work and performance at the Smithsonian Institution.