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Kenneth Schweitzer is an Associate Professor of Music specializing in Ethnomusicology, Percussion, and Electroacoustic Music Production at Washington College. His research focuses on Afro-Cuban sacred batá drumming in Santería rituals and the socio-political impacts of edutourism in Cuba. He has conducted extensive fieldwork across Cuba and diasporic communities.
Education: D.M.A. in Percussion Performance (University of Maryland, 2003), M.M. in Ethnomusicology (University of Maryland, 1997), B.A. in Music (SUNY Stony Brook, 1994).
Research interests include:
- Santería ritual music preservation
- Impact of edutourism on Cuban communities
- Cuban-US cultural/political dynamics
Teaching encompasses courses on music production (Ableton/Protools), Latin American music history, jazz, and percussion performance. He leads Afro-Cuban ensembles and electronic music workshops.
Recent conference presentations address decolonialization in tourism studies and pandemic-era cultural exchanges. Publications analyze Cuba's cultural tourism challenges and post-colonial imaginaries.
