dear sabar enthusiasts,
just a reminder that there IS sabar dance class today -- Paa will be
teaching
Lamine's thursday class every thursday 6:30-8 while Lamine is in
Senegal, so
please come out and support his class!
best,
patty
The New York New Year's African Dance Festival is less than 3 DAYS AWAY!!! Online pre-registration ends TODAY!!!
THE NEW YORK NEW YEAR'S AFRICAN DANCE FESTIVAL
DEC 29 - JAN 1, 2008
A great holiday gift! Treat yourself now and save!
Pre-register for workshops and purchase concert tickets online to take advantage of deep discounts. Online pre-registration ends Dec 26th! More info>>
A concert event not to be missed!
All festival instructors will be performing in concert on one stage for the first time in African dance history! Read the bios of all of the festival artists, and don't forget to purchase tickets early and directly from the TAZIAInc. website to save! More concert info>>
A New Year's Eve celebration you will never forget!
Bring in the New Year in New York City at the biggest African dance celebration EVER! Watch a live concert by recording artists Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate, drum performances by the hottest percussionists in African dance, and other surprise guest performances! The party will be held at the Harlem YMCA Jackie Robinson Youth Center, located at 181 West 135th Street, New York, NY 10030. We have worked hard to make this party one of the most affordable New Year's Eve tickets in the City! Party tickets are on sale now and can be purchased directly from the TAZIA Inc . website! More party details>>
The Featured Musicians of the Festival!
These musicians will keep us dancing straight into the New Year!
Loran Camara
Mamadou Cisse
Samba Cisse
Brigo Diagne
Ibrahima "Thiokho" Diagne
Mamadou Diouck
Alioune "Guido" Faye
Rich Baba Faye
Mamadou Guisse
Frank Malloy
Frankie Malloy
Abdou M'Baye
Mamadou N'Diaye "Lynx"
Backa Niang
Mangue Sylla
and MORE!
Festival Workshop Schedule –December 29, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008
JUST ADDED: Coura N'Diaye! View the latest schedule updates!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Djembe (Mali) | Djeneba Sako |
| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ndeye Gueye |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Marietou Camara |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Babacar N'Diaye |
| 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Mariama Basse |
| 8:30 - 10:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Ismael Kouyate |
Sunday, December 30, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Rich Baba Faye |
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Nafisa Sharriff & Crystal Harrison |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Tenenfig Dioubate |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Djembe (Senegal) | Assane Kouyate |
| 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Marie Basse-Wiles |
8:30 - 10:30 pm African Dance Concert at Peter Norton Symphony Space
Monday, December 31, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ousmane Sall |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Assane Konte |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Tenenfig Dioubate |
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ousseynou Kouyate |
| 4:30 - 6:00 pm | Djembe (Mali) | Djeneba Sako |
11:30 pm New Year's Eve Celebration at the Harlem YMCA Jackie Robinson Youth Center
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Coura N'Diaye |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Marietou Camara |
| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Sandella Malloy & Amina Heckstall |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Ismael Kouyate |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | The TWINS - Assane & Ousseynou |
| 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Rich Baba Faye |
Workshop schedule is subject to change without notice.
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Dear African Dance & Drum Community,
Moha and/or Paa will continue to teach Lamine's sabar drum classes
while Lamine is away in Senegal. However, due to the upcoming
holidays, they will wait until after new year's to start up classes
again. So the first drum class will resume on SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 at
noon; after that, drum classes will continue as usual (Saturdays at
noon, Monday evenings at 6pm). Please come out to support their drum
classes in the month of january!!
Thursday dance classes at Dance Complex will continue as usual.
Happy holidays and stay warm,
Patty
YWCA, Cambridge, 4:30-6pm, SATURDAY DECEMBER 8TH
Out of the Blue Gallery, 6:30-8pm, SUNDAY DECEMBER 9THCall: 260-418-2777 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Alisco is a master Doundoun and sangban player. He has toured internationally and played with Les Ballets Africains, Les Merveilles d'Afrique, and Ballets Soleil. He immigrated to the United States in 1995 with the award winning Les ballets Merveilles under the directorship of Kemoko Sano, renowned Les Ballets Africains Choreographer and Artistic Director. Alisco continues to travel throughout the United States and Canada performing, teaching workshops and master classes.
African Contemporary Dance Workshop
with Lacina Coulibaly
LAST CLASS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH
12:30-2:30PM, $17
The December 8th class has been CANCELED.
CLASS ON DEC. 16TH IS TWO HOURS: 12:30-2:30PM
in order to make up for the canceled class,
and because it is Lacina's last class before he leaves Boston.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to study with one of the masters of African Contemporary dance; we don't know when he will be in Boston again!
At The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge
www.DanceComplex.org.
Contact 617.909.4489 for questions.
Lacina teaches 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.
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/
This is a heads up that
LAMINE TOURÉ & GROUP SALOUM
will be playing their LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON
on Friday, December 7, at 9:30 pm
at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA
DON'T MISS OUT! Lamine will be traveling to Senegal, so you won't
be able to hear the band again until well into 2008!
Group Saloum is: Lamine Touré (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
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