WADaBo - West African Dance in Boston

WADaBo - West African Dance in Boston

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Build A School In Africa Project 7th Annual Benefit Shows - Saturday, April 12th, 7:30pm, Cronin Auditorium, Rte 111, Harvard, MA & Sunday, April 13th, 7:30pm, Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

Music and dance from Africa, featuring drummers from Mali's Troupe Baden'Ya, the Teriya Dancers, and Troupe Teranga, with special guest performances. Admission: $15 adults, $5 children under 12. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the "Build A School In Africa" Project, which is collaborating with Save The Children to construct our fourth new school in Southern Mali, West Africa. Please visit www.BuildaSchoolinAfrica.org.

For more information please contact 978.433.2384 or jmlorimer@juno.com.

The Dance Complex is located at 536 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge - Visit www.DanceComplex.org Central Square stop on the Red Line.

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Fatou N'Diaye presents Get Together: An Evening of West African Dance, Song & Music - Sunday, May 4th at 7pm at The Julie Ince Thompson Theatre at The Dance Complex

Sunday May 4, at 7pm - Fatou N'Diaye presents Get Together - An Evening of Dance, Music & Song from Senegal and Guinea, West Africa. Tickets are $15. Please contact hayzelmoon@yahoo.com or 617.427.5160 for information.

The Dance Complex is located at 536 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge - Visit www.DanceComplex.org Central Square stop on the Red Line.

Save the date: Fatou's African Dance Festival will be October 17th, 18th, 19th 2008. Call 617.427.5160 for information.

Travel to Senegal with Mother Fatou! July 18th - August 4th, 2008. Call 617.427.5160 for information.

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Boubacar Diabate & Samba Lolo LIVE

SambaLolo's upcoming shows:

Friday, March 14th - Matt Murphy's Pub, Brookline Village, 11pm

SambaLolo, featuring Boubacar Diabate, West African Griot from Mali, combines traditional rhythms with modern influences to form a unique style of contemporary Malian Griot music. Singing in Bambara, Diabate tells stories of common shared human experiences such as of love, life and humanity. Through the age-old West African tradition of Griot storytelling, Diabate brings the audience on a musical journey that is embellished with accents of Jazz, Blues and Reggae. For more information about Boubacar Diabate and SambaLolo visit

www.SambaLolo.net

WEST AFRICAN MUSIC at RYLES JAZZ CLUB

Inman Square, Cambridge, MA

Please visit www.rylesjazz.com for more information and a performance schedule.

LoveAFRICA ON THURSDAYS

African and Diasporic performances
at the Middle East

Every Thursday night:

2/08 - Gifrants

2/15 - Fellyko

2/22 - Kalifa and Koliba Jazz

SoulAfrica and Club Waffu

SoulAfrica (www.soulafrica.com)

Friday Nights, Holiday Inn, Somerville

The idea is to bring Africans, African enthusiasts, etc. together for music, socializing, food, drink, etc.

LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, FUN.

For an updated list of concerts, performances, shows, etc please go to the Afropop Boston page at www.afropop.org/events/boston

Lamine Toure & Group Saloum, LIVE! Friday, March 14th, 9:30pm, $10

The Lizard Lounge 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 9:30pm, $10

After a long winter, it is time to come out and get your groove on once again to the sounds of LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM in their first show of 2008! FRIDAY, MARCH 14th @ 9:30 pm at the Lizard Lounge 1667 Mass Ave in Cambridge between Harvard & Porter Squares
...just $10!

Group Saloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Paa Seck (sabar/vocals), Moha Seck (sabar), Michael Lewis (drums), Walid Zairi (bass), Dai Miyazaki (guitar), Patricia Tang (keyboards), Akili Jamal Haynes (trumpet/vocals), Sarah Privler (trombone) and Iginaijah Maxwell (vocals). For more info, visit www.LamineToure.com or
www.MySpace.com/GroupSaloum

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