This East Austin drumline had been marching through the crowds on 6th Street earlier in the evening. They eventually set up under the I-35 overpass and played a series of cadences to appreciative crowds before walking back to the East Side with their equipment. SXSW, March 17, 2012
Street drummer, Sixth Street, Austin, SXSW, March 14, 2012
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, there was a majorette jamboree at Elliston Baptist Academy in Southeast Memphis. Although there aren’t as many drumlines as there used to be, jamborees are still a big part of Memphis culture. By some accounts, the concept of majorette and drummer jamborees began in Memphis in the 1960’s.
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The Midtown Divas and Drumline perform at the Battle of the Bluff jamboree as part of the Memphis Black Expo 2012 at the Cook Convention Center, February 18, 2012
At the Blazing Dolls jamboree at New Life M.B. Church in South Memphis, last Saturday, February 4, 2012
The Blazing Dolls had their majorette jamboree last Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2012 at New Life M.B. Church in South Memphis. Once again, most of the girls worked out to CD’s, but Crump Elementary had a drumline with their majorettes.
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The Lake Providence High School band marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, October 22, 2011
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UAPB’s Krank drumline plays a cadence before kickoff, October 15, 2011
This extremely young drumline amazed audiences on the Main Street Mall during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival. African-American drumming and drilling is an integral part of Memphis’ inner-city culture, and it is cool to see it preserved by a squad of young children who sound better than many high school drumlines.
