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Explosive polyrhythms and traditional African sounds in a three-day event
For the first time in Greece, the great Guinean singer, dancer and choreographer Aïssata Kouyaté will present a workshop of dance, song and music. She will be accompanied on the drums by the maestro of the African djembe, Toumany Diawara.
From 3 to 5 January, the Kélenya group is organising a unique three-day event dedicated to the West African country of Guinea. Explosive polyrhythms and traditional African sounds in a three-day event that starts with a live concert on 3 January and continues with dance, singing, music and lecture workshops on 4 and 5 January. All the activities will take place at the REVMA Cultural Complex (8 Servion Street, Athens) and promise to start the New Year in the most dynamic way.
The great Guinean artist Aïssata Kouyaté comes to Greece for the first time and chooses to share with the students and the public a unique tribute to the Doudoumba, the famous African bass percussion instrument, which is the most important and best known family of rhythms from Guinea in West Africa.
The aim is to introduce the audience to the depths of this ancient African tradition, which has been passed down by word of mouth and from generation to generation and is still alive and well in the modern world.
DETAILED PROGRAMME OF THE THREE-DAY EVENT
FRIDAY 3/1
21.00 LIVE CONCERT with Aïssata Kouyaté, Toumany Diawara & Friends
Admission: 10.00 euros
SATURDAY 4/1
16.30-17.30 : Singing with Aïssata Kouyaté
17.30-20.30: Open Level dance with Aïssata Kouyaté, percussion by Toumany Diawara
SUNDAY 5/1
12.00-14.00: Percussion for dancers (rhythmic lesson on choreography) with Toumany Diawara
16.30-17.30 : Lecture – discussion with Aïssata Kouyaté, Toumany Diawara and Vasiliki Mavridis (social anthropologist)
18.00 -21.00: Open Level Dance with Aïssata Kouyaté, Toumany Diawara on percussion
