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About Baba Kwasi
Baba Kwasi is the co-founder of the Ayubu Kamau Kings and Queens African Drum and Dance School, founded in 1996.  Our workshops, presentations, cultural enrichment and diversity programs are focused on character building, team building and inspiring enthusiasm, self-confidence, inner joy and love for living life to the fullest.  

Providing programs and presentations for:

Public and Private Schools
Colleges and Universities
Corporate Team Building
Diversity gatherings
Public and Private Events
Organizations

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Baba Kwasi was immersed in diverse African, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean customs, influenced by his southern roots from Mississippi and Texas. At the age of six, his musical journey began under the guidance of his uncle, Shams Suddin Sabur, and renowned percussionist Idris Muhammad, amidst the backdrop of the 1960s Black American and global African Diaspora arts and human rights movements.

His connection with percussion expanded alongside his academic pursuits, culminating in persuit of a Master's degree in Computer Science and Project Management. Baba Kwasi has since amassed over 25 years of experience in Information Systems Analysis, Training, Senior Project Management, Executive Systems Support Management, and Senior Office Systems Consulting for corporations such as Xerox and Sprint Corporation.

Simultaneously, Baba Kwasi has dedicated himself to the arts as a percussionist, lecturer, teacher, and storyteller. He served as a folklorist with the Northeast Texas Library System (NETLS) and Bigthought's Thriving Minds (formerly Young Audiences). Additionally, Baba has contributed as a board member and folklorist for the Dallas-Ft. Worth International Community Alliance and the Dallas-Ft. Worth International African Leadership Council.

Baba Kwasi's impact extends beyond performance and folklore; he has made appearances on various TV and cable programs and was a frequent guest on Houston-based Pan African Journal, hosted by Akua Holt. He engages in public speaking, life coaching, cultural enrichment programs, and interactive team-building presentations nationwide for corporations, churches, organizations, universities and schools.