Visiting Artist’s October Schedule
Residency schedule open to the community Moussa Bolokada Conde will arrive in Fort Wayne on October 22, 2011. For five of the nine days he’ll be teaching and performing in Fort Wayne, he will be accessible to the public. One of the world’s most masterful teachers and players, Bolokada has traveled the world bringing his unique talents and insights to welcoming students worldwide. Listen to Bolokada Conde’s jenbe mastery. Bolokada Residency Schedule Saturday, October 22, 5-7PM, Potluck community banquet, at TRIAAC,...
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TRJE to open for Bolokada’s AfroPop Sextet The Three Rivers Jenbé Ensemble will open for Bolokada Conde and the Summit City AfroPop Sextet on October 29, at the Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW campus.The FREE concert begins at 7:30PM. The ensemble will bring their own interpretation of traditional Malinké music emenating from Bolokada’s home in Guinea, West Afrika. The group is a TRIAAC program and has been playing their musical interpretations for the last 13 years, throughout Northeast Indiana. We are looking forward to the...
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Local AfroPop Sextet to back Bolokada Six of the Summit City’s most accomplished musicians will back visiting artist Moussa Bolokada Conde when he performs in concert on Saturday, October 29, 7:30PM. The FREE concert is in the Auer Performance Hall, at IPFW’s Rhinehart Music Center. Bolokada will perform with the Summit City AfroPop Sextet, featuring Abass Camara on vocals, and the traditional Malinké dunun drums and bolon; Jim Steele on keyboards, Clif Wallace on drums, and Brian Derek on bass rounding out the rhythm section....
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Jenbe master to teach in Fort Wayne The clear beauty and explosive power of the jenbé drum in the hands of a master is a work of art, and in less than three weeks a master of that art and the folklore of the Malinke people of West Afrika will debut ina 9-day Summit City residency. TRIAAC, the Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art & Culture, will host Guinean master artist Moussa Bolokada Condé, an internationally recognized master of Malinké cultural music and folklore, from October 22 to 31. Steeped in the rich history and...
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