WEST AFRICAN DANCE PARTY WITH OUMOU DIAMANKA
Join us for a night of dance and music celebrating the GRIOT musical and dance traditions of West Africa!
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Hosted by Santa Cruz residents Oumou Diamanka and Mbor Faye with support from the Tannery Arts and Tannery World Dance Center.
Percussion orchestra with Mbor Faye (Senegal) DunDun and Sabar, Ibou Ngom (Senegal) Djembe and Sabar, Salif Kone (Burkina Faso) Balafon and Djembe, Anthony Orlando (Santa Cruz) Djembe, Samba Guisse (Senegal) Tama-Talking Drum and Sabar
Ousseynou Kouyate (Senegal) Vocals and dance
Santa Cruz Dancers, (Rachel, Joanie, Halle, Noelle, Leila, Chelsea, Lara-Narayani)under the artistic direction of Oumou Diamanka (Senegal)-Dance
DJ OG (Senegal)
West African "Ballet" performance followed by Sabar Drumming and DJ dancing.
Be inspired and dance with us!
Saturday April 20, 2013
Doors 7pm
Program begins at 7:30
General Admission $15
Kids under 12 free with Adult
Location:
Tannery Arts Center
1050 River Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
WEST AFRICAN DANCE PARTY WITH OUMOU DIAMANKA
Join us for a night of dance and music celebrating the GRIOT musical and dance traditions of West Africa!
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Hosted by Santa Cruz residents Oumou Diamanka and Mbor Faye with support from the Tannery Arts and Tannery World Dance Center.
Percussion orchestra with Mbor Faye (Senegal) DunDun and Sabar, Ibou Ngom (Senegal) Djembe and Sabar, Salif Kone (Burkina Faso) Balafon and Djembe, Anthony Orlando (Santa Cruz) Djembe, Samba Guisse (Senegal) Tama-Talking Drum and Sabar
Ousseynou Kouyate (Senegal) Vocals and dance
Santa Cruz Dancers, (Rachel, Joanie, Halle, Noelle, Leila, Chelsea, Lara-Narayani)under the artistic direction of Oumou Diamanka (Senegal)-Dance
DJ OG (Senegal)
West African "Ballet" performance followed by Sabar Drumming and DJ dancing.
Be inspired and dance with us!
Saturday April 20, 2013
Doors 7pm
Program begins at 7:30
General Admission $15
Kids under 12 free with Adult
Location:
Tannery Arts Center
1050 River Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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