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By
inviting Master Artists to come to Boston, we hope
to expand our rapport & relationship with all
of our teachers; broaden our knowledge & appreciation
of West African dance, drum, music, art & culture;
and strengthen & grow our local, regional, &
global community.
Fatou
N'Diaye presents
"La
Adiayana Bantamba Courocoto" 5th West
African Drum & Dance Conference
Friday,
October 17th, thru Sunday, October 19th,
2008 at The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA
Three days of workshops and performances
in music and dance with world renown artists
from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, the US, and
more! 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.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
La Adiayana Bantamba Courocoto 5th West
African Drum & Dance Conference - October
17 - 19, 2008
(Schedule Subject to Change - Updated 10/15/08
Registration Information adjacent column)
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 Kissema Diabate (Drum class)
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 Kissema Diabate' (drum class)
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)
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 Kissema Diabate' (dance)
10:30-12:00 pm Ramon Sylla (Storytelling)
12:00-1:30 pm Ouseynou & Assane (Djembe
dance)
1:30-3:00 pm Babacar N'Diaye (Sabar dance)
1:30-3:00 pm Thioho (drum class)
3:00-4:30 pm Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea
dance)
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)
6:00-7:30 pm Ouseynou & Assane (dance)
MASTER DANCE TEACHERS - Marie Basse,
Youssouf Koumbassa, Rich Faye, Mariama Basse,
Malang Bayo, Assane Konte, Babacar M'Baye,
Abdoulaye Sylla, Ousmane Sall, Babacar N'Diaye,
Ouseynou & Assane
MASTER DRUMMERS - Seykou Sylla,
Cheik, Tairou M'Baye, Moussa Traore, Maguette
Sow, Samba Guisse, Mar Gueye, Lamine Toure,
Paa Seck, Mamadou Dioux, JameMurrell Stanley,
Thioho, Mamadou Guisse, Babacar Seck, Daniel
Soumah
SPECIAL GUESTS - Sadio Diatte Rosche,
Seynabou Diouf, Maimouna Diallo, Lankandia
Kouyate, Hattap Cissokho, Abdou Sarr, Paa
Cheik Gueye, Demba Sene, Mamadou N'Diaye,
Seydou Coulibaly, Cairo Diallo, Pape N'Diaye
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.
Visit www.silimbo.com
for
more information.
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.
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The following artists have been brought
to Boston by WADaBo:
ALY TATCHOL CAMARA (above)
For
more information on any of these or
other workshops, contact wadabo at gmail.com
or call (617) 388-0413 and ask for Erich
To subscribe to the wadabo email list,
please click
here and follow the instructions.
This is a private list, and your info
will never ever be shared.
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Lacina
Coulibaly (above)
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La Adiayana
Bantamba Courocoto Conference PRICES
& REGISTRATION
Single class- @Door: $15.00
Children's Class - $8.00
15 Classes - @ Door $225, Online
$200
10 Classes - @ Door $150, Online
$135
7 Classes - @ Door $105, Online
$95
5 Classes - @ Door $75, Online $70
Register online at www.silimbo.com
and pay less! (Last date to register
online is Oct. 14)
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 via Pay Pal or Credit
Card visit www.silimbo.com
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
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 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
The
Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Central
Sq., Cambridge - Central Square
stop on the Red Line. www.DanceComplex.org
ABOUT THE DANCE COMPLEX:
The Dance Complex is located
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
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Workshops in Dance From Ghana,
West Africa with Nani Agbeli
at The Dance Complex
Wednesdays
6-7:30pm: November 19 &
December 3
Sunday
12n-1:30pm: November 23
Come experience the power
and grace of traditional dance
from Ghana with world renowned
Master Dancer Nani Agbeli.
Mr. Agbeli, who hails from
the Ewe region of this storied
West African country, will
be in Boston Nov. 15-Dec.
7 as an artist-in-residence
at Tufts University. Fortunately,
the Dance Complex was able
to get him for what promises
to be three electrifying Ghanaian
dance classes. Whether you
are new to West African dance,
or simply looking to tackle
a beautiful tradition that
is normally hard to find in
Boston, Mr. Agbeli's teaching
will inspire and challenge
all ability levels. Set to
live drumming of top area
musicians, including Jerry
Leake and Jeremy Cohen, this
is a major cultural event
not to be missed!
Discount
with pre-registration: 1 class
= $15 / 2 classes = $25 /
all 3 classes = $30. To register
or for more information contact
Jeremy Cohen at: 617.833.5207
/ jeremycohen@thisworldmusic.com
/ www.thisworldmusic.com.
The
Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave,
Central Sq., Cambridge - Central
Square stop on the Red Line.
www.DanceComplex.org
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The following artists have been brought
to Boston by WADaBo:
Marilyn Middleton Sylla(Below)
Sekou
Sylla (below)
Lansana Toure (below)
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