[Wadabo_updates] February 15, 2006 Update - The Valentine's "I LOVE to Dance" Update!

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Hello everyone, there is lots going on, as usual. WADaBo is resuming
our popular Sunday workshops, although they will now all be at Be One
in Dudley Square. Come on out and dance in the new beautiful space.
Also in this update:

1.	Aly Camara – Guinea Dance Workshop – Sunday, Feb 19
2.	Beginning Djembe Classes - Saturdays
3.	Lacina Coulibaly – Contemporary African Workshops - Ongoing
4.	Lamine Toure & Groupe Saloum LIVE – Feb 23


1.	Aly Camara – Guinea Dance Workshop – Sunday, Feb 19
Aly is going to help us kick off the WADaBo Sundays on :
Sunday, February 19, 2006
1:30 – 3:30 pm, $14
Be One

ALY CAMARA was born in Guinea's Boffa region, of the Baga People,
where the popular dances/rhythms of Sorsorne & KakiLambe originated.
He began dancing & drumming at age 6 and went on to learn and teach
the acrobatic street dances of Kamsar. In 1984 Aly was recruited into
Les Ballet Dougouffissa, a company whom Les Ballet Africans comes to
in order to learn tradition. Aly has performed with Ballet Variety,
Ballet Unite Africa and Les Ballets Bougarabou and has toured
throughout Africa, Canada and the US. He presently resides in New
Haven, CT and teaches at the School of African Rhythm and at Yale
University. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Kouffin Kanake
dance company.

2.	Beginning Djembe Classes - Saturdays
Beginning Djembe Workshop
4 weeks on Saturdays, 2 – 3.30 pm
February 18 and 25, March 4 and 11
w/Grant Lash
$8/ class or $30 for all 4 classes
Location: Davis Square Drum Studios

Grant has been studying djembe and djundjun with Moussa Traore for 5
years and has just returned from 5 months studying in Mali, West
Africa with various master drummers in Bamako, Mali.
This class is intended for people who have never played djembe and
beginning/intermediate players who want to work on basic technique and
rhythms. All are welcome.

To register or to get more information: g_lash at hotmail.com

3.	Lacina Coulibaly – Contemporary African Workshops - Ongoing
Lacina, director and choreographer of the acclaimed La Compaigne Konga
Ba Teria from Burkina Faso, will be in Boston until May 2006 as the
result of his ongoing residency at Brown University in Providence, RI.
We will be hosting him in Boston so that Boston area dancers may get a
flavor of contemporary movement and dance in Africa.
Lacina's company, Kongo Ba Teria, are winners of the International
Sanga II Choreography Competition and have recently completed
residencies in Florida, California and several European countries.

Workshop Dates:
Sunday*, February 26, 1:30 – 3 pm, $13
Thursday, March 2, 8.15 - 9.30 pm, $11
Thursday, March 16, 8.15 - 9.30 pm, $11
Sunday*, March 26, 1:30 - 3 pm, $13
Thursday, April 6, 8.15 - 9.30 pm, $11
Thursday, April 20, 8.15 - 9.30 pm, $11
Sunday*, April 30, 1:30 - 3 pm, $13
May Workshops TBA – stay tuned!

 –  Thursday Workshops at the Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge

* – Sunday Workshops at Be One, 62 Warren Ave, Roxbury, MA 02119
For more information: Email wadabo at gmail.com or call 617-388-0413

4.	Lamine Toure & Groupe Saloum LIVE – Feb 23
Lamine Toure and Group Saloum w/ special guests!
at the Lizard Lounge

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23  9:30pm & 11:30pm (2 sets)

1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
(between Harvard and Porter Squares)

cover charge: $10 at door (21+ show)
$8 in advance (www.virtuous.com)

"Soul Low" (early show) w/ Rosana Peixoto at 8:00pm (free)!

Don't miss this amazing evening featuring the talented Afro-Brazilian
singer Rosana Peixoto followed by Boston's hottest new Afro-pop band
led by
master Senegalese percussionist Lamine Touré!

Group Saloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Thiokho Diagne
(sabar), Michael Lewis (drums), Raja Kassis (lead guitar), Akili Jamal
Haynes (bass and backing vocals), Patricia Tang (keyboards and
violin), Kimani Lumsden (percussion), Josiah Woodson (horns and
guitar) and Iginaijah Maxwell (backing vocals).

For more info, visit www.laminetoure.com