"A Poetry by the People feature series selection."
David Piper, Ed.D. (Amadou Bamba) has to his credit years of experience as a Community Theater Director/Performer, curriculum developer, project/program manager and college instructor with an analytical, intuitive, expressive instructional style. He is an active participant in Multicultural Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI), a program designed to develop and deliver emerging multicultural art leaders. He has a Doctorate in International Multicultural Education, and Masters in Counseling Education. He has studied with Dr. Willie Williams in African American Theater at San Jose State University, Dr. Hal Todd in American Theater at San Jose State University, Master drummers Babatunde Olatunji - Eslen Institute; Molunga Casquelourd - Fua Dia Congo; Dr. CK Ladzepo, Ethnomusicologist - University of California, Berkeley, California; Dr. Zak Douf - Molunga Casquelourd Art Center, Oakland California; Royal Hartigan, San Jose State University; all of which have contributed highly to his management, presentational versatility and performance style.
