Friday, September 26, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Kissima Diabate Teaches Friday & Saturday

Kissima Diabate is in town this weekend, fresh from Senegal and ready to show you his latest moves! He will be teaching Pape N'Diaye's Friday class at the Cambridge YWCA at 7:30pm and Fatou N'Diaye's Saturday class at the Dance Complex.
 
Pape N'Diaye
Fridays 7:30-9:00pm
DJEMBE DANCE
at the YWCA of Cambridge
 
Fatou N'Diaye
Saturdays 4:30-6:00pm
DJEMBE DANCE
at the Dance Complex

(Don't miss Pape's regular Sabar Sunday
class at the Complex, 1:30-3pm)

 
LOCATIONS:
YWCA of Cambridge
7 Temple Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
 
Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
 
Take the Redline T to Central Square.
The Cambridge YWCA is one block west of Prospect St.
between Massachusetts Ave. and Bishop Allen St.
 

[Wadabo_updates] Fatou N'Diaye conference CORRECTION

CORRECTION OF ADDRESS AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR


La Adeana Bantamba Courocoto 

5th West African Dance & Music Conference

October 17th - 19th, 2008


To register with Pay Pal or credit card visit www.silimbo.com

(discount with registration through silimbo.com ONLY)


or send a money order with your first and last name, full address, phone #, email, and number of classes to:
Fatou N'Diaye,

43 Nazing Street, #1, Dorchester, MA 02121
Questions and more information: 617.427.5160


Re: [Wadabo_updates] Vieux Farka Toure playing Boston & Providence - This weekend

Another quick note on the Providence Vieux Farka Toure concert - if
you are from Mali (and other countries in West Africa), you can get in
at the door for $10, rather than the general admission price of $25. .
.

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 3:30 PM, <wadabo_updates@wadabo.com> wrote:
> Hello all -
> Vieux Farka Toure is playing 2 shows in the area this week: PROVIDENCE &
> BOSTON
> Check him out, he puts on a great and fun show, you can hear his father (Ali
> Farka Toure) for sure, but he is also his own man. very enjoyable.
>
> Read on . . .
>
> FRIDAY - PROVIDENCE
> Come hear Vieux Farka Toure, called "Africa's Hendrix," blend traditional
> folk, reggae, and funk music! And-- help build a malaria clinic!
> WHO: Vieux Farka Toure, hailed a "remarkable debut" by Rolling Stone,
> praised by Billboard Magazine
> WHAT: Unbelievable concert and benefit
> WHEN: Friday, September 26th, 8 PM
> WHERE: Brown University's Alumni Hall, 194 Meeting Street
> WHY: All proceeds go to building a malaria clinic for 60,000 people in
> Vieux's home country of Mali!
> HOW: Buy online at http://www.malihealth.eventbrite.com or by calling 401
> 440 2396.
> General public $25, Students $10 suggested donation.
> More Info: 401 440 2396 or information@malihealth.org
>
> http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35056268335
>
> SATURDAY - BOSTON (Somerville actually, but . . . )
> Vieux plays the Somerville Theater @ 8 pm
>
> Somerville Theatre
> 55 Davis Square
> Somerville, 02145
> Reserved seating
> $30.00, $25.00 (includes Somerville Theatre $1.00 restoration fee)
>
> Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues songs in the rich Sonrai tradition of
> his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Joined by a quintet, Vieux
> draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses
> them with his own global influences to create an irresistible Afro-pop sound
> all his own.
>
> http://worldmusic.org/concerts_event_indiv.php?p_seq=683
>
> see you at the shows.
> peace.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Vieux Farka Toure, Times Deux

Hello all -
Vieux Farka Toure is playing 2 shows in the area this week: Providence
& Boston, so no matter where you are, you can check him out. The son
of Ali Farka Toure, Vieux certainly carries on the legacy proudly, yet
is also proudly his own musician. Returning to the area only a few
weeks after appearing as part of the African Tribute to James Brown
"Still Black, Still Proud" at the MFA, this time Vieux is bringing his
own band and his own music. A great time for sure.

First up is Providence on Friday:
This show is also a benefit. Here is their listing:

Come hear Vieux Farka Toure, called "Africa's Hendrix," blend
traditional folk, reggae, and funk music! And-- help build a malaria
clinic!

WHO: Vieux Farka Toure, hailed a "remarkable debut" by Rolling Stone,
praised by Billboard Magazine
WHAT: Unbelievable concert and benefit
WHEN: Friday, September 26th, 8 PM
WHERE: Brown University's Alumni Hall, 194 Meeting Street
WHY: All proceeds go to building a malaria clinic for 60,000 people in
Vieux's home country of Mali!
HOW: Get tickets at http://www.malihealth.eventbrite.com or by calling
401 440 2396.
General public $25, Students $10 suggested donation.
More Info: 401-440-2396 or information@malihealth.org

There is also a facebook page for this event:
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35056268335

On Saturday, he comes up to Boston (Somerville actually, but . . . )
to play the Somerville Theater @ 8 pm

Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, 02145
Reserved seating
$30.00, $25.00 (includes Somerville Theatre $1.00 restoration fee)

World Music's Listing:
Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues songs in the rich Sonrai
tradition of his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Joined
by a quintet, Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional
Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to
create an irresistible Afro-pop sound all his own.

And a link for them:
http://worldmusic.org/concerts_event_indiv.php?p_seq=683
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[Wadabo_updates] Vieux Farka Toure playing Boston & Providence - This weekend

Hello all -
Vieux Farka Toure is playing 2 shows in the area this week: PROVIDENCE & BOSTON
Check him out, he puts on a great and fun show, you can hear his father (Ali Farka Toure) for sure, but he is also his own man. very enjoyable.

Read on . . .

FRIDAY - PROVIDENCE
Come hear Vieux Farka Toure, called "Africa's Hendrix," blend traditional folk, reggae, and funk music! And-- help build a malaria clinic!
WHO: Vieux Farka Toure, hailed a "remarkable debut" by Rolling Stone, praised by Billboard Magazine
WHAT: Unbelievable concert and benefit
WHEN: Friday, September 26th, 8 PM
WHERE: Brown University's Alumni Hall, 194 Meeting Street
WHY: All proceeds go to building a malaria clinic for 60,000 people in Vieux's home country of Mali!
HOW: Buy online at http://www.malihealth.eventbrite.com or by calling 401 440 2396.
General public $25, Students $10 suggested donation.
More Info: 401 440 2396 or information@malihealth.org

http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35056268335

SATURDAY - BOSTON (Somerville actually, but . . . )
Vieux plays the Somerville Theater @ 8 pm

Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, 02145
Reserved seating
$30.00, $25.00 (includes Somerville Theatre $1.00 restoration fee)

Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues songs in the rich Sonrai tradition of his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Joined by a quintet, Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to create an irresistible Afro-pop sound all his own.

http://worldmusic.org/concerts_event_indiv.php?p_seq=683

see you at the shows.
peace.

[Wadabo_updates] Vieux Farka Toure, Times Deux

Hello all -
Vieux Farka Toure is playing 2 shows in the area this week: PROVIDENCE & BOSTON

Read on . . .

FRIDAY - PROVIDENCE
Come hear Vieux Farka Toure, called "Africa's Hendrix," blend traditional folk, reggae, and funk music! And-- help build a malaria clinic!
WHO: Vieux Farka Toure, hailed a "remarkable debut" by Rolling Stone, praised by Billboard Magazine
WHAT: Unbelievable concert and benefit
WHEN: Friday, September 26th, 8 PM
WHERE: Brown University's Alumni Hall, 194 Meeting Street
WHY: All proceeds go to building a malaria clinic for 60,000 people in Vieux's home country of Mali!
HOW: Buy online at http://www.malihealth.eventbrite.com or by calling 401 440 2396.
General public $25, Students $10 suggested donation.
More Info: 401 440 2396 or information@malihealth.org

http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35056268335

SATURDAY - BOSTON (Somerville actually, but . . . )
Vieux plays the Somerville Theater @ 8 pm

Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, 02145
Reserved seating
$30.00, $25.00 (includes Somerville Theatre $1.00 restoration fee)

Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues songs in the rich Sonrai tradition of his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Joined by a quintet, Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to create an irresistible Afro-pop sound all his own.

http://worldmusic.org/concerts_event_indiv.php?p_seq=683

[Wadabo_updates] Pre-Sale Tickets Available for Fatou's Conference - October 17-19, 2008

Greetings!
Pre-Sale Tickets are now available for the conference at:
http://fatoundiaye.eventbrite.com/

You can pay with PayPal or CreditCard. Simply present your name and your email address or the credit card you used to pay at the door of the conference to be admitted. This is the ONLY way to pre-register, save a little money, and ensure you get into the workshops.

Thanks!
-team fatou

Fatou N'Diaye presents

La Adeana Bantamba Courocoto 

5th West African Dance & Music Conference

October 17th - 19th, 2008

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA


Three days of workshops and performances in music and dance with world renown artists

from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Haiti, the US, and more! See Class Schedule below...

Bringing together the finest dancers and drummers from West Africa and the African Diaspora to share their artistry and culture with the Boston area, the surrounding communities and beyond. 


MASTER DANCE TEACHERS - Marie Basse, Youssouf Koumbassa, Rich Faye, Mariama Basse, Malang Bayo, Assane Konte, Babacar M'Baye, 

Mouminatou Camara, Tenefig Dioubate', Adoulaye Sylla, Ousmane Sall, Babacar N'Diaye, Ouseynou & Assane (twins), Jean Appolon


MASTER DRUMMERS - Sekou Sylla, Cheik Tairou M'Baye, Moussa Traore, Maguette Sow, Samba Guisse, Mar Gueye, Joh Camara, 

Sory Diobate, Boubacar Diabate, Seydou Coulibaly, Lamine Toure, Paa Seck, Mamadou "Lynx" N'Diaye, Mamadou Dioux, 

JameMurrell Stanley, Thioho, Mamadou Guisse, Babacar Seck, Daniel Soumah


SPECIAL GUESTS - Sadio Diatte Rosche, Ramon Sylla, Seynabou Diouf, Demba Sane, Kissema Diabate, Cairo Diallo, 

Maimouna Diallo, Yanhoda Mada, Lankandia Kouyate, Pape N'Diaye & more...


Schedule of Classes

(Schedule Subject to Change, Registration Information Below)


Friday, October 17, 2008

5:30-7:00 pm   Malang Bayo (Kuitero Dance)

7:00-8:30 pm   Abdoulaye Sylla (Guinea Dance)

7:00-8:30 pm   Moussa Traore (Mali Drum)

8:30-10:00 pm  Mariama Basse (Sabar Dance)


Saturday, October 18, 2008

9:30-11:00 am   Ousmane Sall (Kuitero Dance)

11:00-12:30 pm  Seydou Coulibaly (Mali Dance)

11:00-12:30 pm  Babacar M'Baye (Sabar Dance)

12:30-2:00 pm  Marie Basse (Djembe Dance)

12:30-2:00 pm  Cheik  M'Baye (Sabar Drum) 

2:00-3:30 pm   Assane Konte' (Djembe Dance)

2:00-3:00 pm   Sadio Diatta Rosche (Kids Dance)

3:30-5:00 pm   Rich Faye (Sabar Dance)

3:30-5:00 pm   Jean Appolon (Hatian Dance)

5:00-6:30 pm   Mar Gueye (Sabar Drum)

5:00-6:30 pm   Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea Dance)


8:00 pm – CONCERT - 8PM

Julie Ince Thompson Theatre at The Dance Complex, $20

10:00pm –SABAR PARTY – Location TBA


Sunday, October 19, 2008

10:30-12:00 pm  Mouminatou Camara (Guinea Dance)

10:30-12:00 pm  Ramon Sylla (Storytelling)

12:00-1:30 pm   Ouseynou & Assane (Djembe Dance)

12:00-1:30 pm  Tenefig Dioubate'(Djun Djun Drum)

1:30-3:00 pm    Babacar N'Diaye (Sabar Dance)

1:30-3:00 pm   Thioho (Drum)

3:00-4:30 pm   Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea Dance)

3:00-4:30 pm   Joh Camara (Djun Djun Drum)

4:30-6:00 pm   Assane Konte' (Kuitero Dance)

4:30-6:00 pm   Lamine Toure' (Sabar Drum)

6:00-7:30 pm   Babacar M'Baye (Sabar Dance)

6:00-7:30 pm   Ouseynou & Assane (Dance)


Prices & Registration

Single class: $18.00

Children's Class: $8.00

15 Classes: $250.00

10 Classes: $170.00

7 Classes: $120.00

5 Classes: $85.00


Concert - Saturday, 10/18 at 8pm, $20/ticket at the door only.

Price of Sabar party admission TBA 


Space is limited, pre-registration is recommended. 

To register send a money order with your first and last name, full address, phone #, email, and number of classes to: 

Fatou N'Diaye, 434 Nazing Street, #1, Dorchester, MA 02121

Questions and more information: 617.427.5160


Limited space is available for vendors. Call 617.427.5160 to reserve a space, $40/day fee.


Conference Site Information

ABOUT THE DANCE COMPLEX The conference will be held at The Dance Complex, located in Central Square, Cambridge, at 536 Massachusetts Ave., between Pearl and Brookline Streets. All workshops & African market will be in studios on the third floor: adult dance classes in studio #3, drum, song, storytelling & kids classes in studio #5, market studio #4. Restrooms, lockers & showers are available first & third floors. The performance will be held at the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre at The Dance Complex, first floor. The Dance Complex is not a fully handicap accessible facility. More information about The Dance Complex is online  (www.DanceComplex.org or 617.547.9363 - Please, do NOT call for registration)

DIRECTIONS:

By Public Transportation - Take the Red Line to the Central Square MBTA station, exit toward Pearl Street / Main Street.

By Car - From Rt. 93 (North or South) take Storrow Drive to the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge exit (left hand exit), follow Massachusetts Avenue past MIT into Central Square. From Mass Pike (Rt 90 East) take Cambridge/Allston exit (left hand exit), after tolls stay right towards Cambridge, merge onto , follow Western Avenue over the bridge and straight until intersection with Massachusetts Avenue, take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue. From Boston, take Massachusetts Avenue over the bridge into Cambridge, past MIT into Central Square.

Parking - There are several metered municipal lots in the area, on-street metered parking, and free on-street parking after 6pm (Fri & Sat) and all day Sunday. Reduced rate parking ($1/hr) is available in the Green Street Garage, located on the corner of Pearl and Green Streets


About Fatou N'Diaye - Fatou N'Diaye is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and performer from Senegal, West Africa. She is a former member of Ballet Nationale du Senegal. She was the founder and director of Ballet Silimbo in Senegal and the founder and director of Silimbo D'Adeane West African Dance Company in Boston, MA., where she currently resides. The company name Silimbo D'Adeane means " Sunrise over Adeane". Adeane is the village where Fatou was born in Casamance region of Senegal. Fatou teaches in the Cambridge and Boston area performing in local schools, colleges, and cultural arts events. She has dedicated herself to sharing her culture and heritage through dance, music, and storytelling. Her West African Drum and Dance Conferences furthers her mission and showcases the talents of fellow artists across the African Diaspora.


About Silimbo D'Adeane West African Dance Company - Silimbo D'Adeane Master Drummers are: Samba "Pape" Cisse, Musical & Artistic Director, Mamadou Cisse, Assistant Artistic Director, and Nko Small, Junior Assisstant. Silimbo D'Adeane Members are: Wendy Bivens, Harolyn Bowden, and Kilola Maisha. 


Conference and Drum Coordinators - Malang Bayo, Mohammed "Joh" Camara, Lamine Diallo, Mamdou "Lynx" N'Diaye, and Sekou Sylla


A special thanks to the dance and drum community, the students, teachers, drummers and artists who provide support and share their artistic talent.


[Wadabo_updates] Dee Dee Bridgewater RED EARTH tour - win tickets!

Dee Dee Bridgewater brings her show "Red Earth: A Malian Journey" to the Regatta Bar in Cambridge, MA.

WADaBo was generously given 2 pairs of tickets for our list members (Thanks Regatta Bar!).
To win these, read on! Of course, there are also links to buy tickets to this great show.

Dee Dee has been an amazing Jazz artist performing since 1970. Her most recent project is, as she describes, "my ode to Mali and to Africa; it is the story of a lost child finding her way home. It is my reawakening. And I hope it stirs your spirit, that it inspires you to begin your own personal journey. "RED EARTH" - A Malian Journey is simply put, my journey home."

She will be performing will several Malian musicians in what promising to be a moving, fun, and spiritual performance.

Dee Dee and crew will perform 4 times in 2 days:
Friday October 3rd - 2 Shows!
7:30 pm and 10 pm

Saturday October 4th - 2 Shows!
7:30 pm and 10 pm

To buy tickets: 7:30 pm shows are $30 each, 10 pm shows are $28 each. Student tickets are $21 each. Buy them here: http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=1540

To win tickets to either 10 pm show, please send your answer to the following question to erichludwig [at] gmail [dot] com.
Question: To which organization does Dee Dee serve as Ambassador?
Answer: ????

The winners will be drawn randomly from all correct answers received by 11:59 pm on Friday, September 26th.

About Dee Dee:
http://www.deedeebridgewater.com/

About the show:
http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=1540

The Regatta Bar is on the third floor of The Charles Hotel at One Bennett Street in Cambridge, MA. For directions: http://www.regattabarjazz.com/about_us/

For Dee Dee's whole description of this project, read on:

With age comes wisdom, spritual awakenings. Taboos are shed. Women drape themselves in invisible clothes of beauty. We become enveloped in serenity. There is no more need to prove who we are, we simply ARE. This is where I find myself today. I have closed many chapters in my life. And this new chapter that I am writing is all about embracing my 'self', finding my 'roots', seeking out my heritage.

For so long, for so many women of color, we've been afraid to embrace our 'blackness' fully, whole-heartedly. We've waltzed around our color, the many hues of browns and beiges. But we are in the twenty-first century, where the world is upside down, where nothing is as it seems.

In these desperate times, I have felt the yearning to go back in time. I've felt the need to finally stand up and admit that my origins stem from the Motherland. Oh, sure, like so many of my brothers and sisters around the world, my lineage is of mixed bloods. We bear the traces of history itself. In my bloodline alone there is Chickasaw, Cherokee, Irish, German, and even Chinese. And those are just the 'lines' that can be traced.

However, until recent years there was an invisible line that few people of the darker hue chose to cross. It was as if we did we would be contaminated, condemned. But my spirit grew restless, my physical being began to make visible statements, my music began to turn to rhythms, to the drum. I instinctively knew it was time…time to find my way home. And so, as it is impossible for me, like so many of my sisters and brothers of the darker hue, to trace my past, I decided to let the musical universe be my guide. Africa was calling, but I was not sure which part of Africa. Not until I heard a particular music, from a particular land, did the call become distinctively clear.

The calling was so strong, so forceful, that I had to heed its inaudible cry. I took wing, and was guided to the land of my forefathers. The RED EARTH has always spoken to me, from the time of my birth in Memphis, Tennessee.

When I touched the red earth of Bamako, when I inhaled the Malian air, when I heard the tambours, and listened to the griots, I felt my spirit begin to dance.

I saw myself in the people; I saw that our customs were the same. I found the answers to long-standing questions about the 'how', the 'where', and the 'why'. I was invigorated and inspired; my soul was filled with an inexplicable peace.

This project is my ode to Mali and to Africa; it is the story of a lost child finding her way home. It is my reawakening. And I hope it stirs your spirit, that it inspires you to begin your own personal journey.

"RED EARTH" - A Malian Journey is simply put, my journey home.

— Dee Dee Bridgewater

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] reminder: FREE african music festival this friday-saturday in providence

Please come out to the FREE African Music Festival at Brown University this Friday and Saturday! Schedule and full details below!!



AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY

SCHEDULE: 

(see http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Music/events/ for venue information; all events are FREE and do not require tickets):

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

12PM – KOETTING DIGITAL COLLECTION PRESENTATION (Grant Recital Hall)
Lecture and demonstrating of the James T. Koetting Ghana Field Recordings 

3:45PM – GHANAIAN DRUMMING AND DANCING WORKSHOP AND PANEL (Salomon Center)
With Gideon F. Alorwoyie, Kwabena Boateng, Samuel Nyamuame, Sarah Botchway, and Martin Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng 

8PM – TRADITIONAL GHANAIAN DRUM AND DANCE PERFORMANCE (Salomon Center)
Reception to follow 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

3:30PM – LECTURE AND FILM BY DR. CARL ATKINS (Salomon Center)
A lecture/presentation on processional and parade music in the African Diaspora, featuring the film "Didn't We Ramble On" 

8PM – READING BY GHANAIAN AUTHOR AMA ATA AIDOO, LIVE PERFORMANCE BY KWAKU KWAAKYE OBENG AND BAND (Salomon Center)
Reception to follow 


FESTIVAL INFORMATION:

Join traditional and contemporary performers and scholars from the African Diaspora at Brown University on September 19-20 for a FREE TWO-DAY AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL. The festival coincides with Professor Martin Obeng's twentieth year teaching at the university and with the completion of the James T. Koetting online archive of field recordings from Ghana (Orwig Music Library and the Center for Digital Initiatives). Festival events are free and open to the public and include workshops, lectures, and live performances of music of Africa and the Diaspora.

The African Music Festival will draw connections between African and Ghanaian traditions and a broader dispora of African-derived music making. Presentations and live performances will focus on the interrelationship between African traditions, Afropop, jazz, and funk. Hearing the music of traditional artists back to back with music that intertwines jazz and Afropop with traditional elements will help audiences understand the aesthetic and cultural similarities between African diasporic musics. 

The festival will feature Gideon F. Alorwoyie, Kwabena Boateng, Sarah Botchway, Lydia
Mankattaa, Samuel
 Nyamuame, Martin Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, Ama Adusei and others. Musicians will discuss the multiple roles they play as artists, composers, educators and scholars, and lead performances and workshops. 

Public events include:

• A seminar on Ghanaian drumming, dancing, and singing that will engage participants in dialogue about the place of African musics in the contemporary world

• A live performance of traditional Ghanaian drumming and dance

• A reading by renowned Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo (Brown University);

• A lecture with prominent jazz performer and scholar Professor Carl Atkins (Rochester Institute of Technology) on processional and parade music in the Diaspora, beginning in Africa and culminating in modern manifestations
• A full-band performance led by Kwaku Kwaakye (Martin) Obeng. 

In addition to celebrating the dynamic forms of African music and the unique contributions of Martin Obeng and James Koetting to Brown University's African music program over the past 20 years , the festival will provide a framework from which to present the launch of Brown's online James T. Koetting Archive, a digitized collection of African field recordings by Koetting. The archive highlights Kasena music from Northern Ghana, a type of music that has received little scholarly attention since Koetting's work. 

The African Music Festival is sponsored by the Brown University Department of Music, the Brown University Creative Arts Council, The Robert A. and Sara Reichley Concert Fund, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, and the Heimark Fund (Africana Studies).

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Lamine Toure & Group Saloum TWO shows this weekend!

Hello friends!

Please come out for two great shows this weekend!  The more you DANCE, the more we GROOVE!


LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th at 9:30 pm
at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge!

1667 Massachusetts Ave
between Harvard & Porter Squares
Just $10 * great food * great bar * room to dance!


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th at 10:00 pm
at the Beehive Eatery & Bar

Corner of Tremont & Clarendon Streets in Boston
in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts
Free Show! * great food * fabulous cocktails


UPCOMING SHOWS - SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 at 10:00pm at The Beehive
Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 9:30pm at The Lizard Lounge
Friday, December 5th, 2008 at 9:30pm at The Lizard Lounge


Group Saloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Paa Seck (sabar), Moha Seck (sabar), Michael Lewis (drums), Wusef (bass), Dai Miyazaki (lead guitar), Akili Jamal Haynes (trumpet, percussion and backing vocals), Yujung Jung (keyboards), Erin Blatti (backing vocals), and Sarah Privler (trombone).

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

For venue info, visit
http://www.lizardloungeclub.com
http://www.beehiveboston.com

[Wadabo_updates] West African Dance & Drum Conference Boston - October 17-19, 2008


Fatou N'Diaye presents

La Adeana Bantamba Courocoto 

5th West African Dance & Music Conference

October 17th - 19th, 2008

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA


Three days of workshops and performances in music and dance with world renown artists

from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Haiti, the US, and more! See Class Schedule below...

Bringing together the finest dancers and drummers from West Africa and the African Diaspora to share their artistry and culture with the Boston area, the surrounding communities and beyond. 


MASTER DANCE TEACHERS - Marie Basse, Youssouf Koumbassa, Rich Faye, Mariama Basse, Malang Bayo, Assane Konte, Babacar M'Baye, 

Mouminatou Camara, Tenefig Dioubate', Adoulaye Sylla, Ousmane Sall, Babacar N'Diaye, Ouseynou & Assane (twins), Jean Appolon


MASTER DRUMMERS - Sekou Sylla, Cheik Tairou M'Baye, Moussa Traore, Maguette Sow, Samba Guisse, Mar Gueye, Joh Camara, 

Sory Diobate, Boubacar Diabate, Seydou Coulibaly, Lamine Toure, Paa Seck, Mamadou "Lynx" N'Diaye, Mamadou Dioux, 

JameMurrell Stanley, Thioho, Mamadou Guisse, Babacar Seck, Daniel Soumah


SPECIAL GUESTS - Sadio Diatte Rosche, Ramon Sylla, Seynabou Diouf, Demba Sane, Kissema Diabate, Cairo Diallo, 

Maimouna Diallo, Yanhoda Mada, Lankandia Kouyate, Pape N'Diaye & more...


Schedule of Classes

(Schedule Subject to Change, Registration Information Below)


Friday, October 17, 2008

5:30-7:00 pm   Malang Bayo (Kuitero Dance)

7:00-8:30 pm   Abdoulaye Sylla (Guinea Dance)

7:00-8:30 pm   Moussa Traore (Mali Drum)

8:30-10:00 pm  Mariama Basse (Sabar Dance)


Saturday, October 18, 2008

9:30-11:00 am   Ousmane Sall (Kuitero Dance)

11:00-12:30 pm  Seydou Coulibaly (Mali Drum)

11:00-12:30 pm  Babacar M'Baye (Sabar Dance)

12:30-2:00 pm  Marie Basse (Djembe Dance)

12:30-2:00 pm  Cheik  M'Baye (Sabar Drum) 

2:00-3:30 pm   Assane Konte' (Djembe Dance)

2:00-3:00 pm   Sadio Diatta Rosche (Kids Dance)

3:30-5:00 pm   Rich Faye (Sabar Dance)

3:30-5:00 pm   Jean Appolon (Hatian Dance)

5:00-6:30 pm   Mar Gueye (Sabar Drum)

5:00-6:30 pm   Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea Dance)


8:00 pm – CONCERT - 8PM

Julie Ince Thompson Theatre at The Dance Complex, $20

10:00pm –SABAR PARTY – Location TBA


Sunday, October 19, 2008

10:30-12:00 pm  Mouminatou Camara (Guinea Dance)

10:30-12:00 pm  Ramon Sylla (Storytelling)

12:00-1:30 pm   Ouseynou & Assane (Djembe Dance)

12:00-1:30 pm  Tenefig Dioubate'(Djun Djun Drum)

1:30-3:00 pm    Babacar N'Diaye (Sabar Dance)

1:30-3:00 pm   Thioho (Drum)

3:00-4:30 pm   Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea Dance)

3:00-4:30 pm   Joh Camara (Djun Djun Drum)

4:30-6:00 pm   Assane Konte' (Kuitero Dance)

4:30-6:00 pm   Lamine Toure' (Sabar Drum)

6:00-7:30 pm   Babacar M'Baye (Sabar Dance)

6:00-7:30 pm   Ouseynou & Assane (Dance)


Prices & Registration

Single class: $18.00

Children's Class: $8.00

15 Classes: $250.00

10 Classes: $170.00

7 Classes: $120.00

5 Classes: $85.00


Concert - Saturday, 10/18 at 8pm, $20/ticket at the door only.

Price of Sabar party admission TBA 


Space is limited, pre-registration is recommended. 

To register send a money order with your first and last name, full address, phone #, email, and number of classes to: 

Fatou N'Diaye, 434 Nazing Street, #1, Dorchester, MA 02121

Questions and more information: 617.427.5160


Limited space is available for vendors. Call 617.427.5160 to reserve a space, $40/day fee.


Conference Site Information

ABOUT THE DANCE COMPLEX The conference will be held at The Dance Complex, located in Central Square, Cambridge, at 536 Massachusetts Ave., between Pearl and Brookline Streets. All workshops & African market will be in studios on the third floor: adult dance classes in studio #3, drum, song, storytelling & kids classes in studio #5, market studio #4. Restrooms, lockers & showers are available first & third floors. The performance will be held at the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre at The Dance Complex, first floor. The Dance Complex is not a fully handicap accessible facility. More information about The Dance Complex is online  (www.DanceComplex.org or 617.547.9363 - Please, do NOT call for registration)

DIRECTIONS:

By Public Transportation - Take the Red Line to the Central Square MBTA station, exit toward Pearl Street / Main Street.

By Car - From Rt. 93 (North or South) take Storrow Drive to the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge exit (left hand exit), follow Massachusetts Avenue past MIT into Central Square. From Mass Pike (Rt 90 East) take Cambridge/Allston exit (left hand exit), after tolls stay right towards Cambridge, merge onto , follow Western Avenue over the bridge and straight until intersection with Massachusetts Avenue, take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue. From Boston, take Massachusetts Avenue over the bridge into Cambridge, past MIT into Central Square.

Parking - There are several metered municipal lots in the area, on-street metered parking, and free on-street parking after 6pm (Fri & Sat) and all day Sunday. Reduced rate parking ($1/hr) is available in the Green Street Garage, located on the corner of Pearl and Green Streets


About Fatou N'Diaye - Fatou N'Diaye is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and performer from Senegal, West Africa. She is a former member of Ballet Nationale du Senegal. She was the founder and director of Ballet Silimbo in Senegal and the founder and director of Silimbo D'Adeane West African Dance Company in Boston, MA., where she currently resides. The company name Silimbo D'Adeane means " Sunrise over Adeane". Adeane is the village where Fatou was born in Casamance region of Senegal. Fatou teaches in the Cambridge and Boston area performing in local schools, colleges, and cultural arts events. She has dedicated herself to sharing her culture and heritage through dance, music, and storytelling. Her West African Drum and Dance Conferences furthers her mission and showcases the talents of fellow artists across the African Diaspora.


About Silimbo D'Adeane West African Dance Company - Silimbo D'Adeane Master Drummers are: Samba "Pape" Cisse, Musical & Artistic Director, Mamadou Cisse, Assistant Artistic Director, and Nko Small, Junior Assisstant. Silimbo D'Adeane Members are: Wendy Bivens, Harolyn Bowden, and Kilola Maisha. 


Conference and Drum Coordinators - Malang Bayo, Mohammed "Joh" Camara, Lamine Diallo, Mamdou "Lynx" N'Diaye, and Sekou Sylla


A special thanks to the dance and drum community, the students, teachers, drummers and artists who provide support and share their artistic talent.














Wednesday, September 10, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Caro Diallo to teach Pape N'Diaye's Friday Class

Caro Diallo from Senegal will be a special guest at Pape N'Diaye's
Friday djembe dance class at the YWCA! BE ON TIME for a special lively
warm-up by Caro Diallo with an orchestra of live musicians!

7:30 pm
YWCA of Cambridge
7 Temple Street
Cambridge MA 02139

Redline T to Central Square.

REGULAR CLASS on Sunday at the Dance Complex!!!
Sabar 1:30-3pm (Top Floor)

536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Central Square)

Jerejef!

Pape N' Diaye
www.papendiaye.com
ndiayeartiste@yahoo.com
323-684-8298
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] 4th Annual Arab Dance Seminar 10/24-10/26

Dear African Dance & Music Community,

The Fourth East Coast Session of:

THE ARAB DANCE SEMINAR
Friday-Sunday October 24th-26th, 2008
Cambridge (Central SQ) MASS, USA
http://www.arabdanceseminar. com/


Teachers and performers include:
Karim Nagi, Amel Tafsout, Cassandra Shore, Kay Hardy Campbell, & Rachid Halihal

Subjects and workshops include:
Raqs Sharqi, Saidi, Dabkaat, Amazigh/Berber, North African, Khaligi/Gulf, Bedouin, Zaar, & Zeffa,
plus classes in Arabic Language, Rhythm, Arabic Music, History, Costume, and Culture.

Schedule (more info below):
Classes will start at 4pm Friday October 24th and end by 4pm Sunday October 26th.

Locations:
Lectures & Performances are held at:
-YWCA Hannum Hall, 7 Temple St. Cambridge, MA 02139 (Friday10/24 4pm -9pm, and Saturday 10/25 7pm - 11:30pm)
Dance Classes are held at:
-DANCE COMPLEX Studio #1, 536 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (Saturday 10/25 9:30am - 6pm, Sunday 10/26 10:30am-4pm)

Complete info and registration at http://www.arabdanceseminar.com, or scroll down.

The ARAB DANCE SEMINAR (October 24th-26th, 2008 - the East Coast session) is the first repeating event of its kind in America. All previous Seminars since November 2005 have sold out with maximum attendance. This is the first time the Seminar is being held in the Boston area. The goal of this intensive weekend of workshops, lectures, performances and dance parties is to give the student a comprehensive Arab cultural dance experience. Going beyond nebulous "Bellydance" or generic "Middle Eastern" categories, the Seminar puts all the skills, techniques and practices back into their cultural contexts. The Arab world, home of over 20 countries in 4 zones (North Africa, Egypt, Levant, and The Gulf) is the origin and breeding ground for multiple styles and practices with a common language and aesthetic. This Seminar helps clarify and illuminate that tradition.

The Arab Dance Seminar is created for people with a minimum of 2 years dance experience. The faculty seeks to give every student the authentic techniques, choreographies, and comprehension of Arab dance. Every dancer will take every workshop and lecture; there is no layered scheduling that forces the student to choose between classes. The Music classes will be taught using generic language that is understandable to non-musicians. The student will be provided with study sheets and recordings that reflect the curriculum. Every dancer will leave the Seminar with new routines to perform and teach, plus a responsible cultural understanding of the dance and music.

Special focal topic for this session:
MARRIAGE & MOVEMENT : How Dance & Music Are Central To WEDDINGS in the Arab World.
The October 2008 East Coast Arab Dance Seminar will focus on the Wedding Ceremony. At no other events in the Arab world are music and dance more prevalent, endorsed, and enjoyed than in wedding and engagement ceremonies. Dance and Music are part of the mainstream entertainment for both village and urban weddings. Dance and Music are also participatory, and communally enjoyed by the guests, wedding party, and even the bride and groom. This Seminar will re-enact, analyze, and enjoy many of the songs, choreographies, and rituals of the Arab wedding. These include the Zaffa procession, the Dabka line dances, the Henna nights, the coffee rituals, the songs, and the professional entertainment.

Although there is an academic and ethnographic emphasis, there are neither desks nor computer stations. The student will learn by dancing, moving, singing, clapping and sweating. It is an active seminar where the goal is to physically practice the subjects, and to retain new knowledge for future performances and teaching.

http://www.arabdanceseminar. com/

Dance Relevance:
It's time to go beyond Bellydance ! With the enormous explosion of dance enthusiasm in the USA, it is often forgotten where the origin of this phenomenon occurred. Many dancers today do not know the ethnic origin, cultural context, social implications or national varieties of the dances they are performing. Often the lyrical content of each song is also unknown by the dancer. Few dancers know the inner workings and systems of the musical compositions they choreograph and perform to. These factors cause a huge homogenization, resulting in the artistic displacement of the art form. This Arab Dance Seminar gives the dancer the tools and knowledge needed to be a more informed presenter, as well as a more skilled performer and teacher. The instructors are either native primary sources, highly schooled professionals who have lived in Arab countries, or both. They will help each dancer unite the soul, brain and body to create the true authentic dance.

Societal Relevance:
Arab culture has always been a fascination for Westerners. The Orientalist painters of the 17 and 18th centuries like Gerome and Delacroix were obsessed with the street market and household scenes of Arab lands. Currently, modern singers like Beyonce, Sting, Jay-Z and Shakira use the melodies and rhythms on their CDs and dance moves in their videos. Every major college and university teaches Arabic language, and has a Middle Eastern Studies department. But this fascination occurs with a simultaneous fear and paranoia. There is an ongoing media pre-occupation with the political and military turmoil in the Arab world. The Arabs have been designated as the antagonists in a proposed "clash of civilizations." There is no Arab in America that does not experience some type of political existence by default (even while simply dancing or singing). It is our belief that the study of dance and music can humanize the study of Arab culture and people. The enjoyment and cultural knowledge gained from the study and practice of human arts can dissolve the fictitious Arab-West dichotomy.

Schedule:
Classes will start at 4pm Friday October 24th and end by 4pm Sunday October 26th.

Locations:
Lectures & Performances are held at:
-YWCA Hannum Hall, 7 Temple St. Cambridge, MA 02139 (Friday 4pm -9pm, and Saturday 7pm - 11:30pm)
Dance Classes are held at:
-DANCE COMPLEX Studio #1, 536 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Sunday 10:30am-4pm)

Fees: (purchase by CC or PayPal at www.arabdanceseminar.com)

FEE for ENTIRE SEMINAR : All Classes & concerts from Friday thru Sunday (YWCA & Dance Complex): $290

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS ONLY : Arabic Language, Arabic Music, Culture and History. $140
@ YWCA Hannum Hall 7 Temple St. Cambridge, MA (Friday 4pm -9pm)

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS ONLY: Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, Khaligi, Zeffa, Henna Party, and Amazigh/Berber. $190
@ Dance Complex Studio #1, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (Saturday 9:30am - 6pm)

SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT & DANCE PARTY ONLY: Performances by Cassandra, Amel Tafsout, Karim Nagi & Rachid Halihal. $20
@ YWCA Hannum Hall 7 Temple St. Cambridge, MA (Saturday 7pm - 11:30pm)

SUNDAY WORKSHOPS ONLY : Dabka, Saidi, Bedouin Zaffe, North African, Zaar. $140
@ Dance Complex Studio #1, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (Sunday 10:30am-4pm)

The student is responsible for their own Lodging, Transportation and Food.
There are many restaurants and hotels in the immediate area. Visit www.arabdanceseminar.com/ cambridgehotels.pdf

http://www.arabdanceseminar. com/


TEACHERS FOR THIS SEMINAR INCLUDE :

CASSANDRA SHORE: Raqs Sharqi and Egyptian Folklore : www.jawaahir.org

Cassandra is one of America's leading performers and teachers of Egyptian Raqs Sharqi and Middle Eastern folkloric dance. A distinctively musical dancer, you can hear Arabic music better when Cassandra dances to it. Her choreographies are closely tied to musical nuances. Her style is powerful yet understated. The legendary Egyptian dancer Ragia Hassan says, "Because Cassandra has come to Cairo for many years, you can see it in her dance. She is the first American dancer I saw that is very soft, very relaxed [and has the] Egyptian style. She is a very great dancer and teacher." Cassandra has been the lead instructor at Oasis Dance Camp since it was founded 23 years ago, and teaches internationally as well as in the U.S. She founded and directs the acclaimed Jawaahir Dance Company of Minneapolis, which established a seasonal concert series at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis, and has presented 110 formal concerts and 240 community concerts. Jawaahir has
 hosted 83 guest artists, including distinguished dancers, choreographers, composers, and musicians from the Middle East, and has collaborated and/or performed with 26 regional performing arts groups. Simon Shaheen has invited Cassandra to perform twice in his acclaimed Mahrajan al-Fan in New York City, a testament to her artistry as well as to her careful portrayal of the Arab dance arts. Watching Cassandra perform is an unforgettable experience. Taking class from her is a great opportunity for dancers of all skill and experience levels to delve deeper into the world of Middle Eastern dance.


KARIM NAGI: Arabic Music, Rhythm, Dabkaat, Seminar Organizer : www.karimnagi.com

Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian who has lived in the Boston area for over 20 years. Karim performs primarily Arabic, Turkish and Andalusian hand percussion, including the Egyptian Tabla (goblet drum), Riqq (tambourine) and Segat (brass castanets), plus Arab Folk Dances. Karim is a former faculty member of the New England Conservatory of Music. Karim leads the SHARQ Arabic Music Ensemble performing the classical Arabic instrumental and vocal repertoire. Karim travels the country presenting his education Arabiqa program, bringing Arabic Music, Dance and Culture to school grades 4 up through the university level. Karim developed and currently performs Turbo Tabla a music and dance show that combines traditional Arabic and Turkish music with modern Electronica and Techno. He has authored 3 instructional DVDs and 2 instructional CDs on Arab Rhythms and Drumming. Karim also dances Tahteeb Cane Dance and Dabka Arabic Line Dance and once lead the Zaitoun Dabka
 Troupe. For 5 years, before becoming a full time touring teacher and performer, he produced the wildly successful 'Arabesque Mondays' series at Club Passim in Harvard Square. His goal is to present music and dance as a single wholistic activity, fully integrated.


AMEL TAFSOUT: North African, Berber, and Bedouin : www.ameltafsout.com

Born in Algeria, AMEL TAFSOUT is an accomplished well respected Master Dancer and choreographer of North African MAGHREB DANCE, a dance anthropologist, a singer, a storyteller and a Language instructor. She has lectured, danced, taught, sung and conducted anthropological research all over the world. She performed in many European countries and the US. She lived in many European countries (France, Germany and the UK); she speaks four languages and has published articles in academic and popular magazines. She is the Director of "The Tafsoutettes", her dance company, formed in 2001. With her company Amel Tafsout aims to perform the dances of the Maghreb and other Arabic countries with skill and sincerity as well as to educate audiences about North African culture, most notably women's traditions and evolutions through dance, story telling but still retaining a sense of wit and sharing the spirit of celebration.


KAY HARDY CAMPBELL: Khaligi, Gulf Dance and Music : www.kayhardycampbell.com

For more than 25 years, Kay has taught Gulf women's folkloric dance across the U.S. to women at dancer-sponsored events as well as at academic institutions including MIT, Agnes Scott College, and Wellesley College. Women of the Gulf perform these dances in groups to celebrate occasions such as weddings, school graduations and national holidays. The women traditionally perform their dances in pairs or in groups. Kay learned these folk arts from the women of Saudi Arabia when she lived there for several years. While Kay doesn't perform these dances in public, she has coached and choreographed group dances for professional performers including Boston's Near East Dance Theatre, Libana and the Jawaahir Dance Company. She has been the featured folkloric instructor at Oasis Dance Camp four times. Kay speaks, reads and writes Arabic, having a BA in Arabic and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies. She also plays the `ud and helps direct the Arabic Music Retreat. Kay's
 goal with her classes is to share the joyous aspects of Arabian women's traditional culture with women in the West by letting them experience it firsthand through music and dance.


RACHID HALIHAL: Singer, Oudist, Violinist, featured performer for Saturday Concert : www.rachidhalihalmusic.com

As a world-class musician, Rachid Halihal brings to the community the true character and spirit of musics from the classical Egyptian repertoire which is much loved throughout the Middle East; from the Fertile Crescent; from diverse regions of Morocco and North Africa; and also the mezmerizing music of the Arabian Gulf. As a child, growing up in Fez, Morocco, Rachid played the nei and sang, imitating the famous singers of the time. At age fourteen he entered "Dar Aadyil" the Conservatory of Music in Fez. At first he studied Western classical and Andalus music on piano and violin. He soon expanded to include a variety of other instruments in order to better express his native music. In addition to his voice, which is best featured in the Andalus style, his strongest instruments are the oud (similar to a lute without frets) and the violin, which he plays in both the classical manner and upright resting on the knee for Moroccan folkloric music.


MEIVER DE LA CRUZ: Seminar Administrator : www.meiver.com

Meiver, a Middle Eastern Dance performer and instructor in Boston, is a fiery entertainer specializing in Egyptian / Lebanese Cabaret style. With natural grace combined with her authentic feel for Arabic rhythms, sheÕs become one of BostonÕs favorite and most sought after performers. Her strong sense of rhythm fills her audience with excitement, leaving them mesmerized by the elegance, gracefulness and mystery of her movements. Beyond Raqs Sharqi, her repertoire includes double veil, sword balancing, raqs al assaya (cane dance from upper Egypt), Dabka, and the Muwashahaat rhythms of Andalusian origin. Having spent the first 16 years of her life in the Dominican Republic, Meiver grew up dancing to tropical rhythms like Salsa, Merengue and Bachata and carries the warmth of the Caribbean in her heart. She started her professional study of dance 10 years ago, covering a variety of genres which have come to influence her style.


Complete info, registration, videos, schedule and maps at:
http://www.arabdanceseminar. com/

Brought to you by Karim Nagi & Meiver De La Cruz
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