Meet Lafayette Cowden IV and Baba Kenyattaa Henry. Lafayette and Baba are musicial storytellers from Louisville, Kentucky who champion health through drumming.
Listen as Lafayette and Baba educate on the history, tradition, and significance of drumming and dance as tools for connection and healing. They also emphasize the importance of passing on stories and the wisdom elders in our communities have to share.
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This interview was recorded at the 2025 Central KentuckyBlack Family Conference hosted by Project Ricochet. Conversations in this series were led by Gerald "GEO" Gibson from #IChampionHealth Chats and Terry Dumphord from the Ricochet Effect podcast.
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The #IChampionHealth initiative and #IChampionHealth Chats podcast is a collaboration between the PREVENTCommunity-Engaged Alliance in the UK College ofEducation and Operation Making A Change.
This season of the podcast was supported by UK HealthCare’s Healthy Kentucky Initiative. The information shared is that of the #IChampionHealth team or our guests. These views do not necessarily represent the official position of, or endorsement by, UK HealthCare.
You can explore wellness resources from UK HealthCare and a free suicide prevention training at kyqpr.ukhc.org
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Original music in this episode:
• Instrumental created by Fblmusic with Renegade Entertainment LLC
• "Champion" was produced and recorded at Largerthan Life Studios. It was written, performed, and co-produced by Gerald"GEO" Gibson.
