[Wadabo_updates] New York New Year's Celebration - registration & tickets

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

  JOIN US FOR THE BIGGEST

NEW YOR NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION

IN AFRICAN DANCE HISTORY!

 

18 African Dance Workshops – Pre-Registration is NOW OPEN!

December 29, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008 – New York City Center

Learn the latest moves from world renowned African dance instructors at the spacious

New York City Center studios! 

View the complete dance workshop schedule and pre-register online at discounted prices !

African Dance Concert – Buy Concert Tickets NOW!

December 30, 2007, 8:30pm – Peter Norton Symphony Space

Watch master African dance teachers from Africa and the US light up the stage at the

Peter Norton Symphony Space, as they come together in a powerful theatrical production

choreographed by Pape N'Diaye ! See which performing artists are already on the list!  

 

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[Wadabo_updates] New Drum Classes with Daniel Soumah

AFRICAN DRUM CLASS

Beginner/ Intermediate Levels

Starts Tuesday, November 6, 6 :00-7:00pm

With Daniel Soumah, Artist

From Conakry , Guinea

$12 per class – Private Class Upon Request 

YWCA, 7 Temple Street, Cambridge

Learn Original Rhythms :

.  Yole                    .  Guine Fare     

.  Yankadi             .   Doundoumba

.  Soli              .   Soko

.  Mendiani  

Questions :  Contact Susan at 781-258-9045

[Wadabo_updates] Artists Under The Dome - State House Artists Event

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Let's make sure artists working in African & African Diaspora arts

are represented at the Massachusetts State House!!

The First Annual Artists Under the Dome Event

November 8th, 2007 from 10am to 3pm
Massachusetts State House's Great Hall

A Free Event for Massachusetts Artists Working in all Disciplines

Be there! Artists are strongly encouraged to rsvp for the event.

For the event schedule and more information

(Save Nov. 10th for the Free Artists + Entrepreneurship Conference at the Boston Public Library)

ArtistsUndertheDome.org is an effort to provide a State level forum for Massachusetts artists of all disciplines. The goals of which are to foster a dialogue across artistic disciplines and to assess and address overlapping concerns and needs of the artist community.

[Wadabo_updates] Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo - HALLOWEEN BASH @ RYLES!

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

WED. October 31st - Hallows Eve - 9pm
HALLOWEEN COSTUME BASH with SAMBALOLO @ Ryles!

Costume Contest (Cool costumes highly encouraged!!)
Prizes . Phantasmic Fun!

@ RYLES JAZZ CLUB, 212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA
www.ryles.com / 617.876.9330

Join us for Halloween to hear SambaLolo kick it out
with the West African rhythms that have their fans
continue wanting more...

BOUBACAR DIABATE from Mali comes from the Mandinka
lineage and has combined traditional West African
rhythms with modern influences such as Reggae, Blues,
R&B, Funk and Jazz to create his own style of
contemporary Malian Griot music.  SAMBA LOLO create an
evening that spans the full spectrum of Traditional to
Contemporary Malian music from West Africa.

ALSO:

See Bouba and SambaLolo at the Midway Cafe in JP on FIRST FRIDAYS
each month through the end of the year on November 2nd and December 7th!

MIDWAY CAFE
3496 WASHINGTON ST.  JAMAICA PLAIN, MA
617.524.9038   www.midwaycafe.com

_____________________
SambaLolo
http://www.sambabalolo.net
Bookings: 617.718.7182
info@sambalolo.net
http:/www.myspace.com/sambalol

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[Wadabo_updates] Yalani Bangoura African Dance, 11/10

Dear  African Dance & Music Community,

Master Dancer and teacher

from Guinea, West Africa

 

Yalani Bangoura,
is visiting from New York

 

& will guest teach Sister Fatou N'Diaye's class:

 

 

Saturday Nov 10th, 4:30-6pm

 

At the Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq.

Yalani's fluid and powerful dance style is not to be missed!

Yalani Bangoura, master dancer, tours nationally and internationally teaching for African Dance Festivals the world over.  His deep commitment to sharing and passing the dance tradition is a benefit to students everywhere... Come one come all. A special THANK YOU to Sister Fatou for graciously giving her class time so that we can study with Yalani!

[Wadabo_updates] PROVIDENCE DRUM AND DANCE CLASS OCT 28

hi all,

 

there are some small shifts this sunday because of hillel's needs for the social hall space and because of the parents' weekend dance show -- here's what we will do:

 

DRUM CLASS will be 12PM -- 1PM.

 

DANCE CLASS will be 12:30 -- 1:45 -- we will warm up and begin dancing at 1PM as we did this past week, but we will have to end a touch early because the parents' weekend dance show begins at 2PM and the drummers have to play for the second piece.

 

thanks for understanding, please distribute widely...

 

jori

[Wadabo_updates] African Contemporary Dance Nov 4th with Lacina Coulibaly

Dear African Dance & Music Community, 

After a fantastic first workshop with over 20 participants Lacina Coulibaly will return to the Dance Complex SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1:30-3:00pm

teaching a unique blend of European Modern techniques & traditional styles from his home country, Burkina Faso, West Africa. In the US, Lacina's approach could be compared to that of Ronald K. Brown or other artists who strive to develop a fusion of  Modern & African Diaspora dance techniques and aesthetics. See details below...

AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH MASTER DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER ,

LACINA COULIBALY

SUNDAY, NOV 4th, 1:30-3 :00PM, $15

At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge www.DanceComplex.org. Contact daryamarusa for questions. Upcoming Sunday workshop dates: November 18th, December 9th, December 16th.

For information on Lacina's work in English visit:
www.movementrevolutionafrica .com/kongoba.html

Lacina's dance company site in French:
http://KongoBaTeria.chez-alice.fr/

Lacina Coulibaly is a dancer/Choreographer from Burkina Faso who has been working for many years to develop his own style of dance that exists at the intersection between the traditional styles of his home country, and the expressions that emerge from the exploration of the self, and the techniques of European modern dance. Co-founder of the Burkina Faso based dance company, Kongo Ba Teria, Lacina challenges traditional boundaries and to create new movement dialogues. Lacina was guest instructor at Brown University in 2006 and is presently at Yale University.

[Wadabo_updates] Samba Tremeterra @ Johnny D's Thursday 10/25

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

SAMBA TREMETERRA
under the direction of Deraldo Ferreira
brings their Afro-Brazilian music & dance show to

JOHNNY D'S UPTOWN IN SOMERVILLE
THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 9PM

Music starts at 9pm
17 Holland St. Davis Square, Somerville
(617) 776-2004 http://www.johnnydsuptown.com/

For more information about Samba Tremeterra
visit www.bccne.org or call 617.547.5343

[Wadabo_updates] Side Show - Hip Hop & Alternative Dance Concert 10/26 & 27

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

"Side Show" A Hip-Hop & Alternative Dance Concert

come see us again, for the 1st time

Fri & Sat Oct. 26 & 27th at 8PM

$12 General Admission, $9 students & seniors over 65

Side Show challenges the many layers of hip-hop and mixes bodies of work along with original artists, mixed and remixed music from performer Lil' Wayne to Boston-based heavy metal bands.  Inspired by classical and traditional dance techniques including: jazz, ballet, Afro-Cuban/Caribbean and modern dance our wide varied presentations from steppin', krumpin', poppin', vogue movement, hop-hop and contemporary ballet defy traditional categorization.

Dance Complex - the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre

536 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA (Central Sq)

For Reservations, please call (617) 649-2689 or email urbanfusiondanceco@ yahoo.com

Side Show is a combination of "fighting on the dance floor" and "high-energy, free-flowing expressive movement and performance". 

[Wadabo_updates] Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo - TOMORROW NIGHT

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo

AT JOHNNY D'S UPTOWN IN SOMERVILLE
TOMORROW NIGHT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

Music starts at 9:45pm, $10 cover
17 Holland St. Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts
(617) 776-2004 http://www.johnnydsuptown.com/

Visit: sambalolo.net

The Sounds of Mali, West Africa with Samba Lolo featuring Boubacar Diabate West African Griot Music from Mali. Griot singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller Boubacar Diabate from Bamako, Mali comes from the Mandinka lineage and has combined traditional rhythms with modern influences to create his own style of contemporary Malian Griot music presenting his own compositions and arrangements, singing and playing guitar with his group, Samba Lolo. Singing in Bambara, Boubacar and Samba Lolo create a performance that spans the full spectrum of Traditional to Contemporary Malian music from West Africa. Bouba sings of a common shared experience of love, life and humanity, giving all an opportunity to hear the age-old West African tradition of Griot storytelling through song.

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Next Show:

AT THE MIDWAY CAFE IN JP
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
Music starts @ 10pm
3496 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.
Click here for Google Map and driving directions
Visit: sambalolo.net

YOU CAN SEE BOUBACAR & SAMBA LOLO EVERY MONDAY NIGHT @ THE MIDWAY!

[Wadabo_updates] Lacina Couliably workshop THIS SUNDAY...

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Lacina Coulibaly will be at the Dance Complex in Cambridge THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 1:30-3:00pm

teaching a unique blend of European Modern techniques & traditional styles from his home country, Burkina Faso, West Africa. In the US, Lacina's approach could be compared to that of Ronald K. Brown or other artists who strive to develop a fusion of  Modern & African Diaspora dance techniques and aesthetics. See details below...

AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH MASTER DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER ,

LACINA COULIBALY

SUNDAY, OCT 21, 1:30-3 :00PM, $15

At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge www.DanceComplex.org. Contact daryamarusa@yahoo.com for questions.

For information on Lacina's work in English visit:
www.movementrevolutionafrica .com/kongoba.html

Lacina's dance company site in French:
http://KongoBaTeria.chez-alice.fr/

 
Lacina Coulibaly is a dancer/Choreographer from Burkina Faso who has been working for many years to develop his own style of dance that exists at the intersection between the traditional styles of his home country, and the expressions that emerge from the exploration of the self, and the techniques of European modern dance. Co-founder of the Burkina Faso based dance company, Kongo Ba Teria, Lacina challenges traditional boundaries and to create new movement dialogues. Lacina was guest instructor at Brown University in 2006 and is presently at Yale University.

[Wadabo_updates] PROVIDENCE CLASS TIME ADJUSTMENT

hi all --

drum class is still at 11am.

DANCE CLASS will be at 12:30pm until seydou returns in december -- joh can't make it to 12pm class on time as he teaches in boston earlier in the day.

class will now end at 2 instead of 1:30.

see you sunday!!!

jori

[Wadabo_updates] Dance Class with Abdoul Farr Saturday 10/20

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

We are fortunate to have
Abdoul Farr,
Senegalese master dancer
visiting from Amherst, MA

Abdoul will teach Sister Fatou N'Diaye's
African Dance class
this Saturday, October 20th
4:30-6:00pm, $14

at The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq, Cambridge

[Wadabo_updates] Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo - TONIGHT & SATURDAY

Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo
AT THE MIDWAY CAFE IN JP
TONIGHT- MONDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
Music starts @ 10pm
3496 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.
Click here for Google Map and driving directions
Visit: sambalolo.net

YOU CAN SEE BOUBACAR & SAMBA LOLO EVERY MONDAY NIGHT @ THE MIDWAY!

NEXT SHOW:
AT JOHNNY D'S UPTOWN IN SOMERVILLE
THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

Music starts at 9:45pm, $10 cover
17 Holland St. Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts
(617) 776-2004 http://www.johnnydsuptown.com/

Visit: sambalolo.net

The Sounds of Mali, West Africa with Samba Lolo featuring Boubacar Diabate West African Griot Music from Mali. Griot singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller Boubacar Diabate from Bamako, Mali comes from the Mandinka lineage and has combined traditional rhythms with modern influences to create his own style of contemporary Malian Griot music presenting his own compositions and arrangements, singing and playing guitar with his group, Samba Lolo. Singing in Bambara, Boubacar and Samba Lolo create a performance that spans the full spectrum of Traditional to Contemporary Malian music from West Africa. Bouba sings of a common shared experience of love, life and humanity, giving all an opportunity to hear the age-old West African tradition of Griot storytelling through song. 

[Wadabo_updates] African Contemporary Dance THIS SUNDAY with Lacina Coulibaly

Dear African Dance & Music Community, 

Lacina Coulibaly will be at the Dance Complex in Cambridge

THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 1:30-3:00pm

teaching a unique blend of traditional styles from his home country, Burkina Faso, West Africa & European Modern techniques. In the US, Lacina's approach could be compared to that of Ronald K. Brown or other artists who strive to develop a fusion of  African Diaspora & Modern dance techniques and aesthetics. See details below...

AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH MASTER DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER ,

LACINA COULIBALY

SUNDAY, OCT 21, 1:30-3 :00PM, $15

At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge www.DanceComplex.org. Contact daryamarusa@yahoo.com for questions.

For information on Lacina's work in English visit:
www.movementrevolutionafrica .com/kongoba.html

Lacina's dance company site in French:
http://KongoBaTeria.chez-alice.fr/

 
Lacina Coulibaly is a dancer/Choreographer from Burkina Faso who has been working for many years to develop his own style of dance that exists at the intersection between the traditional styles of his home country, and the expressions that emerge from the exploration of the self, and the techniques of European modern dance. Co-founder of the Burkina Faso based dance company, Kongo Ba Teria, Lacina challenges traditional boundaries and to create new movement dialogues. Lacina was guest instructor at Brown University in 2006 and is presently at Yale University.

[Wadabo_updates] Lamine Toure & Group Saloum 10/17

Dear African Dance & Music Community

Come on out and get DOWN
to the Afro-Mbalax Senegalese Sounds of 
LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM!

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 at 9:00pm

 at Ryles Jazz Club
 212 Hampshire St. (Inman Square ), Cambridge, MA

Only $10!

With room to dance & a stylish bar, Ryles is a great spot to get your 
 groove on with Group Saloum!

Group Saloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Paa Seck
 (sabar), Moha Seck (sabar),  Michael Lewis (drums), Raja Kassis (lead guitar),
 Akili Jamal Haynes (trumpet, percussion and backing vocals), Walid
 Zairi (bass), Ben Ricker (keyboards), Kimani Lumsden (percussion),
 Iginaijah Maxwell (backing vocals), John Vanderpool (sax) and Sarah Privler 
 (trombone).

For more info, visit
http://www.laminetoure.com or
 http://www.myspace.com/groupsaloum 

[Wadabo_updates] Healing Hearts In Africa Benefit Concert, 10/20

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Healing Hearts in Africa, A Project for Peace
THE TUFTS AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMERGENCY PRESENTS:

Thula Sizwe
Saturday, October 20,  2:30 to 5 PM
Location: The Cohen Auditorium; 15 South Campus Road , Tufts University , Medford/Somerville Campus http://www.tufts.edu/home/maps/medford/?p=grid&coord=3-5
Admission: $5 (Donations are welcome)

A benefit concert from the world-renowned South African musical group "Thula Sizwe" for the new cardiac surgery hospital of EMERGENCY in Sudan

The Salam Center, a Heart Surgery Center built in Sudan, linking together Pediatric Clinics in 10 African countries; serving populations in these countries' war torn areas to foster peace in the region.

Guests speakers from Partners in Health and Emergency USA will introduce the event.

The event is sponsored by Tufts Music Department, International Center, International Relations Department and the African Student Organization.

Tickets are available at $5 in the Tufts Cohen Box Office starting October 1st or call

(617) 627 3493. Visa, MasterCard, or Discover are accepted. Tickets will also be sold at the door before the concert.

http://www.emergencyusa.org

[Wadabo_updates] Balla Tounkara & Ashley Maher THIS Sunday

BALLA TOUNKARA & ASHLEY MAHER
SHARE THE BILL AT LILY PAD

"The West Meets West Africa" - California and Mali Meet in Boston
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 @ The Lily Pad
Inman Square, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA

Ashley appears at 7pm, Balla appears at 8:30pm.
Suggested donation, $10.

Ashley appears at Lily Pad w/ guitarist Francis Jacob, for this special night of beautiful songs and world grooves to share an evening of acoustic world music at The Lily Pad with Malian singer / kora master Balla Tounkara...

For more information, please contact Laura D'Onofrio @ 617 817 1182 or email Laura at lodough@gmail.com.

ASHLEY MAHER is an original - a singer-composer-bandleader who lives in the industrial West yet is truly at home with African and other world music traditions. Her highly individual and infectious brand of world/folk/jazz has gained her an international following, four acclaimed albums, and performances with several major African icons. Ashley has opened for Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Vusi Mahlasela, Zap Mama, and Dobet Gnahore. Youssou N'Dour recently released his new CD, Alsaama Day, featuring "Boul Bayekou", a song co-written by Ashley. She also just completed her fourth CD, Flying Over Bridges, produced by Cameroon's Andre Manga. www.ashleymaher.com http://www.myspace.com/ashleymaher http://www.sonicbids.com

BALLA TOUNKARA, singer / kora master, was born into one of the Mali's most prestigious griot families. He studied the kora with his grandfathers, master kora player Batouroue Sekou Kouyate and Samakou Tounkara. Balla's deep devotion to Manding music and his mastery of the kora were further expanded by his interest in Western music. Since moving to the USA in 1996, he has collaborated with jazz, funk, rock, hip-hop, R & B, Latin, and reggae musicians while maintaining his connection to his Malian roots. Balla's group, Groupe Spirit, has performed regularly in Boston and New York, with forays across the border into Canada. They perform a spicy, eclectic blend of African, Latin, funk, and blues that can electrify any audience http://www.myspace.com/ballatounkara

[Wadabo_updates] Jeh Kulu Dance & Drum Festival Nov 1-4

Vermont's 13th Annual West African Dance and Drum Festival

Thursday – Sunday, November 1-4, 2007

Come join us for our 13th annual West African Dance and Drum festival in Burlington, Vermont.

Four days of classes in West African dance and music from Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.

Featured Teachers (Schedule Below):

Youssouf Koumbassa  Mouminatou Camara

Sidiki Sylla             Babacar M'Baye

Kissima Diabate     Moussa Traore

Djeneba Sacko       Ismael Bangoura

Demba Sene          Seny Daffe

Mariama Basse        Mohamed Camara

Elhadji Mamadou "Pap" Ba       Fode Bangoura

Event Info AND Registration:

Jeh Kulu Dance And Drum Theater
PO Box 8574
Burlington, Vermont 05402
email:jehkulu@yahoo.com web: www.jehkulu.org

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

Thursday, November 1

Educator's Day - Memorial Aud.:

10:15-11:00 Drum class:  Seny Daffe

2:15-3:00     Dance class:  Pap Ba

City Hall:

5:30-7:00   Dance with Mariama Basse

7:15-8:45   Dance with Mouminatou Camara

Friday, November 2

C ity Hall:

11:30-1:00 Dance with Djeneba Sacko

1:15-2:45  Senegalese Drum with Kissima Diabate (Djembe)

3:00-4:30  Dance with Youssouf Koumbassa

3:30-4:30  Kid's Dance Class with Sidiki Sylla  (FREE)

City Hall:

5:30-7:00  Dance with Demba Sene
5:30-7:00  Advanced Drum with Fode Bangoura**

7:15-8:45  Dance with Babacar M'Baye (Sabar)

 

Saturday, November 3

City Hall:

10:00-11:30  Dance with Sidiki Sylla

10:30-11:30  Kid's Drum Class (FREE)

11:45-1:15   Sabar Drum with Lamine Toure (Sabar)

11:45-1:15   Balafone Class with Mohamed Camara**

1:30-3:00     Dance with Djeneba Sacko

1:30-3:00     Drum with Ismael Bangoura**

3:15-4:45     Women's Sangban with Mouminatou Camara

5:00-6:30     Dance with Mariama Basse (Kutiro)

5:00-6:30     Advanced Drum with Mohamed Camara**

SATURDAY, November 3:

8:00PM   City Hall - Concert by Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater

10:00pm    Sabar and DanceHall Party @ Nectar's with live drumming and Dance Hall and Roots Reggae DJs Big Dog and Matty L

 

Sunday, November 4

City Hall:

10:00-11:30 Dance with Youssouf Koumbassa

11:45-1:15  Drum with Mousssa Traore

1:30-3:00    Dance with Babacar M'Baye (Sabar)

1:30-3:00    Krin Workshop with Ismael Bangoura**

3:15-4:45    Doundoun with Seny Daffe

5:00-6:30   Dance with Mouminatou Camara

Schedule Subject to change ...

[Wadabo_updates] PROVIDENCE UPDATE: NO CLASS THIS SUNDAY

hi all,

sorry for the late notice, there is NO CLASS this sunday. have a great
holiday weekend and see you next sunday!!!

jori
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[Wadabo_updates] Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo - TOMORROW NIGHT

Dear African Dance & Drum Community,

Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo
PLAY LIVE SATURDAY NIGHT
AT MATT MURPHY'S PUB

MATT MURPHY'S PUB IN BROOKLINE
Saturday, October 6th
No cover, music starts @ 10pm, food served until 10pm.
Matt Murphy's Pub is located at 14 Harvard Street, Brookline Village, Brookline MA.
www.MattMurphyspub.com

The Sounds of Mali, West Africa with Samba Lolo featuring Boubacar Diabate West African Griot Music from Mali. Griot singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller Boubacar Diabate from Bamako, Mali comes from the Mandinka lineage and has combined traditional rhythms with modern influences to create his own style of contemporary Malian Griot music presenting his own compositions and arrangements, singing and playing guitar with his group, Samba Lolo. Singing in Bambara, Boubacar and Samba Lolo create a performance that spans the full spectrum of Traditional to Contemporary Malian music from West Africa. Bouba sings of a common shared experience of love, life and humanity, giving all an opportunity to hear the age-old West African tradition of Griot storytelling through song. Visit: sambalolo.net

[Wadabo_updates] Red Earth - A Malian Journey - Canceled

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

October 4, 2007

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - RED EARTH - A MALIAN JOURNEY
OCTOBER 10 SHOW CANCELED
ALL TICKETS MAY BE REFUNDED AT POINT OF PURCHASE

HT Productions has just announced that the Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth - A Malian Journey concert scheduled at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston October 10 has been canceled due to very slow ticket sales.  

All tickets may be fully refunded at point of purchase.  For more information go to:  www.maj.org or call:  617-824-8000.

SUE AUCLAIR
Promotions!
617-522-1394

[Wadabo_updates] Noche Cubana - Oct 25

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Thursday October 25 2007, 8:00 pm

Café Teatro - Noche Cubana

Center for Latino Arts (Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center)
85 West Newton Street Boston, Massachusetts 02118

Hosted by Alberto Vasallo Jr. and El Mundo, this event will offer an opportunity to embark on a "musical journey" through Cuba's rich musical landscape.  Featuring some of the finest New York and Boston-based, Cuban musicians and dancers, Noche Cubana will present an array of musical styles, from the age-old religious music and dance of Santería and Palo to the secular Rumba, to the European-influenced Danzón and Cha-Cha-Chá, and the luscious Boleros from the "Filin" era.

Café Teatro is New England's only Latino performance series featuring some of the best local, regional, national and international Latino artists, from the traditional to the contemporary including music, dance, theatre and film/video.

Worried about parking in the South End?
There's no need; they provide free parking with $5 rountrip shuttle service from a nearby secure parking lot at each Bembé and Café Teatro.

JHCC Parking Map

Save the Date:  El Bembe - April 4, 2008 - Dance Party Cuban Style! at the JHCC

[Wadabo_updates] Links to Lacina Coulibaly's work

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Sorry the links previously provided for Lacina
Coulibaly didn't work.These are better:

Lacina's dance company site (French) -
http://kongobateria.chez-alice.fr/
Information about Lacina's company in English -
http://movementrevolutionafrica.com/kongoba.html

Workshop Information:

AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH MASTER DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER ,

LACINA COULIBALY

SUNDAY, OCT 21, 1:30-3 :00PM, $15

Teaching a unique blend of traditional styles from his home country,

Burkina Faso, West Africa, and European Modern techniques.

At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge www.DanceComplex.org

Contact 617.909.4489 questions.

For information on Lacina's work visit:
www.movementrevolutionafrica.com/kongoba

 Lacina Coulibaly is a dancer/Choreographer from Burkina Faso who has been working for many years to develop his own style of dance that exists at the intersection between the traditional styles of his home country, and the expressions that emerge from the exploration of the self, and the techniques of European modern dance. Co-founder of the Burkina Faso based dance company, Kongo Ba Teria, Lacina Lacina challenges traditional boundaries and to create new movement dialogues. Lacina was guest instructor at Brown University in 2006 and is presently at Yale University.

[Wadabo_updates] Dance Workshop w/ Lacina Coulibaly

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

Lacina will be in Boston this fall to teach fantastic classes in his unique
style of Contemporary African dance. He taught a number of classes last
year to rave reviews. Don't miss out!

AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH MASTER DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER ,

LACINA COULIBALY

SUNDAY, OCT 21, 1:30-3 :00PM, $15

Teaching a unique blend of traditional styles from his home country,

Burkina Faso, West Africa, and European Modern techniques.

At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge www.DanceComplex.org

Contact 617.909.4489 questions.

For information on Lacina's work visit:
www.movementrevolutionafrica.com/kongoba

 Lacina Coulibaly is a dancer/Choreographer from Burkina Faso who has been working for many years to develop his own style of dance that exists at the intersection between the traditional styles of his home country, and the expressions that emerge from the exploration of the self, and the techniques of European modern dance. Co-founder of the Burkina Faso based dance company, Kongo Ba Teria, Lacina Lacina challenges traditional boundaries and to create new movement dialogues. Lacina was guest instructor at Brown University in 2006 and is presently at Yale University.

[Wadabo_updates] Changed date! - Call for Dancers w/ Fatou N'Diaye

Dear African Dance & Drum Community,

Call for Dancers:
(Please note the date of the first rehearsal has changed below)
Master dancer & choreographer, Sister Fatou N'Diaye Davis,
is producing a show for spring 2008. She is looking for 8-10 dancers
to perform in this community performance .

The performance will include music & dances from Senegal, West Africa.
Dancers must be able to regularly attend rehearsals on Saturdays,
3:00-4:30pm at the Dance Complex (First rehearsal will be Saturday October 13th). Dancers of all ages (teen-aged dancers are welcome), physiques, origins and nationalities are encouraged to attend. If you are interested in participating, please send an email letting Fatou know a little about yourself and your dance experience to Darya at: daryamarusa@yahoo.com.

Fatou N'Diaye-Davis , is the founder and director of the traditional West African dance company, Silimbo D'Adeane West African Dance and Drum Company. The company name, translates to "Sunrise on Adeane". Fatou was born, in the Cassamance region of Senegal, in the village of Adeane. Ms. N'Diaye-Davis has danced and acted professionally for over twenty-five years. Currently Fatou resides in Boston where she brings her rich heritage to people of all ages. For more information on Sister Fatou please visit www.Silimbo.com