[Wadabo_updates] Issa Teaching in Arlington

Issa Coulibaly teaching djembe on Wednesdays in Arlington, MA

Please check it out. Great class, nice folks. 7PM Easy to get to

and park or come by T. Bring your djembe! Registration online.

http://tinyurl.com/IntDrumClass

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Contact: Alan Tauber 617-686-6080 cell

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WEDNESDAY
7:00 pm – African Drum Class with Issa Coulibaly
The DrumRoom
50 Tuft Street

Beverly, MA

Register online: http://tinyurl.com/IntDrumClass

or call: 617.686.6080

[Wadabo_updates] Fw: Keep it Moving with Fatou-Carol

 

 

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KEEP IT MOVING

A Rhythm and Movement

Dance Class 

for

Baby Boomers

and 

for anyone else who, would like to

live more fully in their bodies

aligning with breath, ground and center

enjoy the health benefits of exercising

great stretches, core strengthening, light aerobic movement

and relish in the joy of dancing

 to

the rhythmically stressed sounds

of

 Rock, Soul, R+B, Caribbean and African Fusion music

 in a safe, low impact, any body friendly environment.

 

                                Tuesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm               Begins September 14, 2010 

                                       At the YWCA Cambridge, Central Sq. Cambridge

                                        1st Fall Session: September 14 thru October 12   : $65.                Single class  $15

        

To Register:  call Instructor, Fatou-Carol Sylla at 617-868-6193

                                                        or email her at underthesundandd@hotmail.com

Instructor

 Fatou-Carol Sylla holds an M.S.P.H. in Health Education, M.A. in Dance from Lesley University and Massachusetts Teaching Certification K-12 in both Dance and Health.  She has been a dance teacher, performer and choreographer for the past 35 years. She currently teaches at the Dance Complex and VSA arts of Massachusetts, leads a summer studies abroad program, Dance, Music and Culture in Senegal, West Africa, that is accredited through Lesley University, and leads Moving Into Authenticity, movement and healing workshops, in the Boston area. She is also a Baby Boomer.

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[Wadabo_updates] Fw: African dance with Fatou-Carol Fall session begins Friday Sept 10

 

 

 

 

African dance with Fatou-Carol Sylla resumes  this Friday night, September 10.

          

             Time:  6 - 7:30 PM              Place: the Dance Complex.  

 

Come experience the work-out, the collective spirit and the power of traditional dance and drumming  

 

 For more info email her at underthesundandd@hotmail.com

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[Wadabo_updates] Seydou Coulibaly Class Update - Wed Sept 8!

Hello all - 

Hope the last 2 weeks were refreshing and lovely and that you are ready to dance!!

The Dance Complex is open again, and classes are getting going! 

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:30 pm, Michelle Bach-Coulibaly will be teaching for Seydou. Michelle just got back from the yearly dance exploration trip she and Seydou lead to Mali, and as always will create a great dance class for us all. 

Class is $13, runs from 7:30 - 9 pm, and includes amazing live drumming. 

For more about Michelle :: 

Michelle Bach-Coulibaly is a performance artist and educator who, since becoming a professor at Brown University in 1987, has created over 40 original pieces of contemporary movement theatre for the concert stage that investigate socio-political canvases, cross-cultural narratives, and embodied texts. At Brown University she directs New Works/World Traditions, a research-to-performance troupe of actors, musicians, dancers and imagists who develop new theatre for national and international festivals, educational venues, and for the concert stage. 

As a long time RISCA supported artist for school programming and education, Bach-Coulibaly has conceived, written and performed over thirty different educational programs that regularly tour nationally and internationally that utilize the power of performance to service public health, sustainable entrepreneurship and egalitarian exchange. Since 1990, her work in Mali has been focused upon building Yeredon, a research center for cultural preservation, international collaboration and social activism. Yeredon is the home for the Bloodline Project, a unique international collaboration and edutainment program to combat the devastating effects of malaria and other debilitating calamities.

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Ballet Bougarabou for Senegal West Africa Visiting Boston For workshops and show September 11, 2010

 3-4:30 Djembe Dance With members

4:30-6 Kutiro Dance With members

8-10 An amazing show: Dance, Live Music, and More

All At THE Dance Complex in Cambridge 536 MAss, Ave.

[Wadabo_updates] Guest Teacher for Seydou's Class, Uhuru Afrika & JUMP! Parties

Greetings all! 

I hope summer is treating everyone well. 

A few announcements in this email:

1) Guest Teacher for Seydou Coulibaly's Wednesday Dance Class

2) Uhuru Afrika - Saturday August 14th

3) Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! featuring Coraje - Thursday, August 19th

4) Dance Complex Summer Cleaning/Temporary ShutDown

1) Guest Teacher for Seydou Coulibaly's Wednesday Dance Class

As most folks already know, Seydou is currently in Mali on his yearly trip leading a group of students (if you would like to go to Mali to study with Seydou, or stay at his school/home, please email wadabo@gmail.com with subject line "Study in Mali"). 

Teaching his class while he is gone is Sharon Kivenko, herself just back from intensive study and research in Mali and Europe. Her classes have been great so far, and with Moussa and Issa heading up the drumming, the music has been awesome as well. 

A little more about Sharon:

Dance Ethnographer, Sharon Kivenko has traveled to Mali and Ghana West Africa, to France and Belgium, and throughout the United States to conduct research on West African dance and music. She recently returned from a year-long stay in Bamako, Mali where she studied dances, rhythms and songs from the Mande canon with members of Seydou Coulibaly's acclaimedTroupe Komée José. She is a member of the historic award-winning Malian dance ensemble Le Ballet du District de Bamako, and has worked with the troupe as a celebration facilitator at community celebrations such as weddings and baptisms. Sharon has also traveled to a variety of rural areas in Mali to observe and participate in community celebrations of all sorts. Sharon is a former member of Joh Camara's Troupe Sewa, and has performed with Seydou Coulibaly, Issa Coulibaly, Djeneba Sacko, Melanie Berg and with Maputo and Mawye Mensah in their Ghanaian dance and music ensemble Logo Legi. A Doctoral Candidate in Social Anthropology at Harvard University, Sharon aims to bring dance as a topic of study and as a physical practice into the academic study of human lifeways and cultures.

2) Uhuru Afrika - Saturday August 14th

This Saturday Uhuru Afrika returns! 

9:00pm 1:00am @ AllAsia Bar - 344 Massachussetts Avenue - Cambridge, MA

Uhuru Afrika : Boston's Afro-Diasporic Dancefloor Explosion !!!End of the Summer Bash!!! w/special guest DJ Marco Castro (Dancegruv / AfrobetaBodega) coming to Boston from Miami to play for you.

Featuring your Resident Uhuru Afrika Urban Griots:

Adam Gibbons & Max Pela

Live West African Drumming

by Malian Master Percussionist Sidy Maiga.

Jay Medina will be mastering a mix of moving images for you.

21+ : $10 : www.uhuruafrika.com

RSVP on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128939317147592

3) Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! featuring Coraje - Thursday, August 19th

Next Thursday JUMP! returns! After a party which featured awesome latin dancing and a special surprise appearance by Bassekou Kouyate's Ngoniba, the next party features more latin percussive fun with Coraje.

August 19th

@ Oberon - 2 Arrow St - Cambridge, MA - Harvard Square

18+ : $10 : 9pm-1am

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP Returns!!!

With residents:

* urban griots :: Adam Gibbons & Max Pela.

* Malian master percussionist :: Sidy Maiga.

* Visual Artist :: Jay Medina.

and very special guest:

CORAJE!

http://www.uhuruafrika.com/

Advance Tix: http://www.cluboberon.com/shows.html#uhuru

CORAJE is 3 men (Ernesto Abreu, Nico Laboy and Matt Baranello), 50 pieces of percussion, and 3 tons of fun. Starting with a core mix of vocals and percussion, CORAJE brings the afro-latin-carribean funk to the dance floor. 

CORAJE is unapologetically angry at the state of the world but crushes apathy through flipping that anger into positive energy and driving powerful hypnotic rhythms and chants. Come to the show, move to the energy, and dance us to a better world.

RSVP on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=140521179300035

4) Dance Complex Summer Cleaning/Temporary ShutDown

The Dance Complex closes yearly for cleaning, renovations, summer vacation. This year, it will be closed from Monday August 23rd through Monday September 7th (reopening on the 8th). If you would like to volunteer during the closure to clean and earn some free classes, please contact the Dance Complex directly.

[Wadabo_updates] Dance & Drum in NH (Portsmouth & Barrington)

Two exciting opportunities in West African Dance and Drum here in the Seacoast of NH!  

M'Bemba Bangoura is coming back!

Thursday, August 5th, 6:00-7:30 pm
Jack Bingham Studio
Barrington, NH
Drum class with M'Bemba Bangoura~

Learn some traditional drumming rhythms and technique from
Guinea, West Africa!

Master drummer M'Bemba Bangoura is teaching an all levels drum class.  M'Bemba  played with Ballet Djoliba, one of the
most respected dance companies in Guinea. Since moving to the United States nearly 20 years ago, he's been a much sought after instructor and accompanist.

$15.00 per person      All levels welcome.   **Please bring your own drum.**

AND

Friday, August 6th, 6:00-8:00pm
Yoga East Studio
Portsmouth, NH
Doundounba Drum and Dance class with M'Bemba Bangoura~

Special 2 hour combined drum and dance class! A rare opportunity to learn both the drumming and dancing parts to the rhythm Doundounba, an important traditional dance from Guinea. Perfect for drummers and dancers alike!

$20.00  All levels welcome.  **Please bring your own drum.**

For more information about either workshop contact Liz:

603.969.5264 or fowler.camara@gmail.com

[Wadabo_updates] Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! TONIGHT - featuring Ten Tumbao

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP Returns!!!

JUMP! Presents special guests:

TEN TUMBAO! 

Alongside Resident Urban Griot : MAX PELA (ADAM GIBBONS is recharging in Africa)

Selekting the hottest dance tracks from Africa and across the Diaspora.

With Malian Master Percussionist SIDY MAIGA and Visual Artist Jay Medina.

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

18+

$10 pre-sale & door

9pm - 1am

http://www.uhuruafrika.com/

Advance Tix: http://www.cluboberon.com/shows.html#uhuru

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! at Oberon :: 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge.

Oberon is at the Corner of Arrow and Mass Avenue, in Harvard Square.

Sister event to the monthly Uhuru Afrika, Uhuru Afrika's JUMP features Adam Gibbons & Max Pela, with Malian Master Percussionist Sidy Maiga, and a live group every month. Local and global artists celebrate alongside community and dance together in harmony. Party with a purpose! Every Jump donates a percentage of revenue to NextAid. This month we are honored to welcome to the party special guest Ten Tumbao.

Ten Tumbao is a 7-piece funky and soulful Afro-Latin-Caribbean band that mixes spicy rhythms with vocal harmonies, captivating melodies, and a touch of jazz to create ear-catching, body-moving, heart-opening music! The group plays authentic son and salsa classics as well as hot originals. 

"Tumbao" is a Cuban word meaning rhythm, flavor, style and flair. "Ten Tumbao" means "HaveTumbao," which is exactly what they invite you to do every time they play!

Band members hail from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Boston, NYC - and sessions are known to frequently include guest stars of international acclaim.

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http://www.myspace.com/tentumbao

http://www.tentumbao.com/

http://www.afrobetabodega.com/

http://www.cluboberon.com/

http://www.uhuruafrika.com/

http://twitter.com/uhuruafrika

http://myspace.com/uhuruafrika

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42001721402

Facebook Event page (RSVP and see who else is going): http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102571869797329

MySpace Event page : http://events.myspace.com/External/MySpace/Event/View/6197918

And a quick Sneak Peak Forward:

Uhuru Afrika @ AllAsia - August 14th w/Guest DJ Marco Castro

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! @ Oberon - August 19th w/CORAJE!

[Wadabo_updates] Fatou-Carol teaching in July

Just a reminder that Fatou-Carol WILL be teaching her Friday night African dance class during the entire month of July this summer. 

[Wadabo_updates] Tomorrow Night: Uhuru Afrika's JUMP Featuring ZILI MISIK !

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP! returns this Friday, June 25, 2010 (10:30pm - 2 am) with special guest ZILI MISIK!!

Where: Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA

When: 10:30 pm til 2 am!!

Cost: $10 Door (discounted tix ($5) from 1:30am onwards)

 

Uhuru Afrika's JUMP Returns!!!

With resident urban griots: Adam Gibbons & Max Pela

With Malian master percussionist Sidy Maiga and Visual Artist Jay Medina.

and very special guest:

ZILI MISIK! 

More Info: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=122370504471069

Zili Misik has been bridging cultures, generations, and continents for ten years. With captivating sounds that evoke the African continent, Zili retraces routes of forced exile and cultural resistance through diasporic rhythm and song. Powerful Haitian, Brazilian and West African rhythms infuse Zili's original creations and traditional folksongs. Reconnecting Haitian mizik rasin, Jamaican roots reggae, Afro-Brazilian samba, Afro-Cuban son, and African American spirituals, blues, jazz and neo soul, Zili Misik honors its influences while creating a sound that is uniquely its own.

All female, zili takes its name from Haitian spiritual entity, "Ezili" who is envisaged as mother, lover, and warrior. Zili's songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive, and invoke love. Zili's lyrics glide seamlessly from English to Kreyol to Portuguese to Spanish, spinning tales and visions of lives lived and yet to be.

More about Zili Misik:

-Winner of the 2008 Boston Music Awards for "Outstanding International Act of the Year", as well as Boston Phoenix and FNX's Boston Best World Music Band 2008 and 2009! Also, winner of ROCKRGRL's and Berklee College of Music's BATTLE of the All-FEMALE BANDS 2007

-featured on an episode of national tv PBS' "Design Squad"! Other features include airplay on the BBC's and NPR's Afro Pop Worldwide in April 2008, as well as being highlighted in a full-page article in the March/April 2008 issue of national Color Lines Magazine.

-has toured with State Radio and Tony Brown; has performed with Queen Ifrica and Queen Omega; has opened for Emeline Michel, Shaggy, Boukman Eksperyans, and ZAP MAMA.

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www.zilimisik.com

www.uhuruafrika.com

[Wadabo_updates] 4th Annual Ndaje Festival of African Music and Dance June 25-27th 2010!!!

4th Annual
NDAJE FESTIVAL
of African Music and Dance
in BOSTON - June 25-27, 2010

SPREAD THE WORD!!

The 4th Annual Ndaje Festival of African Music and Dance in Boston is THIS weekend!! We are bringing you a full line-up of master African dance and music artists to teach djembe, sabar and kutiro dance, drum and song classes! PLUS the amazing dance company, Les Enfants du Soleil African Dance Theater will be performing at MIT's Kresge Auditorium! Check out the list of dynamic percussionists who will be keeping our hearts pumping with the rhythms of Africa during the festival....

 

FESTIVAL MUSICIANS:

Fode Bangoura
Kolipe Camara
Samba Cisse
Thiokho Diagne 
Mamadou Diouck
Alioune "Guido" Faye
Brigo Gueye
Mamadou Guisse
Nko Fallou
Foluso
Abdou M'Baye 
Backa Niang
Mamadou Lynx N'Diaye
Babacar Seck
Paa Seck
Mangue Sylla
Lamine Toure

and MORE!!!  

For complete Ndaje Festival 2010 information, visit
www.papendiaye.com/ndajefestival

For details about Les Enfants du Soleil African Dance Theater, including
artist bios and video links, visitwww.NdajeArts.org!


UPDATED NDAJE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE**

Friday, June 25, 2010

4:00-5:30pm - Mali Dance - Djeneba Sako
5:30-7:00pm - Kutiro Dance - Malang Bayo
7:00-8:30pm - Guinea Dance - Mouminatou Camara
8:30-10:00pm - Sabar Dance - Rich Faye

Saturday, June 26, 2010

10:30-12:00pm - Guinea Dance - Youssouf Koumbassa
12:00-1:30pm - Sabar Dance - Rich Faye
12:00-1:30pm - Djembe Drum - Fode Seydou Bangoura
1:30-3:00pm - Kutiro Dance - Mariama Basse
3:00-4:30pm - Sabar Dance - Babacar M'Baye
3:00-4:30pm - Dun Dun Drum & Dance - Mangue Sylla
4:30-6:00pm - Guinea Dance - Mouminatou Camara
8:00 pm - CONCERT - Les Enfants du Soleil African Dance Theater
11:00 pm - Drum & Dance Party!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

10:30-12:00pm - Guinea Dance - Youssouf Koumbassa
12:00-1:30pm - Sabar Dance - Pape N'Diaye
1:30-3:00pm - Kutiro Dance - Ousmane Sall
1:30-3:00pm - Sabar Drum - Lamine Toure
3:00-4:30pm - Mali Dance - Djeneba Sako
3:00-4:30pm - Casamance SongsFatou N'Diaye-Davis
4:30-6:00pm - Sabar Dance - Babacar M'Baye
6:00-7:30pm - Djembe & Sabar Dance - Festival All-Stars

**Festival Schedule is subject to change. Join the Ndaje Festival Email
List for the latest updates to the schedule.

Dance and Music Workshops Location:
Dance Complex in Central Square
536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

The Les Enfants du Soleil Concert Location:
Kresge Auditorium at MIT
48 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Contact Information:
Ndaje Festival 2010
www.papendiaye.com/ndajefestival
ndajefestival@papendiaye.com
www.NdajeArts.org
LesEnfantsduSoleil@NdajeArts.org
347-820-4393

See you at the Festival!