World-jazz ensemble "Natraj" joins folkloric "Agbekor Drum and Dance Society," featuring W African master dancer/drummer Nani Agbeli, in energized music-making at Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge, MA 02139. Tickets are $12. Validated parking available. All ages welcome. Call 617-876-9330 or visit: http://www.ryles.com .
A native of the Ewe from the Volta Region of Ghana, master drummer Nani Kwashi Agbeli has thrilled audiences from Africa to the US and Jamaica with his exuberant, folkloric music. He has been a guest artist at institutions such as University of Legon, Ghana; Edna Manley School, Jamaica; Berklee College; Tufts University; and University of Virginia.
The West-African folkloric Agbekor Society showcases David Locke’s virtuosic drumming. Natraj-Agbekor collaborations feature highly charged contemporary adaptations of traditional Ghanaian music.
“By now, the convergence of West Africa and Northern India in jazz is a natural... Leave it to Natraj to put it all together in a singular world-jazz conception... Some of the finest players in town,” declares the Boston Phoenix.
Natraj:
Phil Scarff - soprano saxophone
Rohan Gregory - violin and viola
John Funkhouser - string bass
Jerry Leake - tabla, multipercussion
Bertram Lehmann - drums, percussion
http://www.myspace.com/natrajfusion
Agbekor Society:
Nani Agbeli, Featured Guest Artist
David Locke, Founder and Artistic Director
Doug Berman, Faith Conant, Anthony Douglass, Ian Gendreau, Leigh Kelter, Jerry Leake, Lisa Leake, Tom Macdonald, Ben Paulding, Warren Senders, Vijaya Sundaram, Alicia Stevenson, Michael Traub
http://www.agbekorsociety.org
A native of the Ewe from the Volta Region of Ghana, master drummer Nani Kwashi Agbeli has thrilled audiences from Africa to the US and Jamaica with his exuberant, folkloric music. He has been a guest artist at institutions such as University of Legon, Ghana; Edna Manley School, Jamaica; Berklee College; Tufts University; and University of Virginia.
The West-African folkloric Agbekor Society showcases David Locke’s virtuosic drumming. Natraj-Agbekor collaborations feature highly charged contemporary adaptations of traditional Ghanaian music.
“By now, the convergence of West Africa and Northern India in jazz is a natural... Leave it to Natraj to put it all together in a singular world-jazz conception... Some of the finest players in town,” declares the Boston Phoenix.
Natraj:
Phil Scarff - soprano saxophone
Rohan Gregory - violin and viola
John Funkhouser - string bass
Jerry Leake - tabla, multipercussion
Bertram Lehmann - drums, percussion
http://www.myspace.com/natrajfusion
Agbekor Society:
Nani Agbeli, Featured Guest Artist
David Locke, Founder and Artistic Director
Doug Berman, Faith Conant, Anthony Douglass, Ian Gendreau, Leigh Kelter, Jerry Leake, Lisa Leake, Tom Macdonald, Ben Paulding, Warren Senders, Vijaya Sundaram, Alicia Stevenson, Michael Traub
http://www.agbekorsociety.org
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