Christian Yao Adeti of Titambe is coming to Cook County to conduct drumming and dancing workshops May 18-19. His visit will be capped by a performance at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
The North Shore Music Association will sponsor a performance by Titambe at 7 p.m. May 19 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts.
In addition, an all-ages West African dance class with Titambe will be held Friday, May 18 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Grand Marais Rec Hall, located behind the swimming pool at the RV and Recreation Park. Admission fee for this class is $15 adults, $10 children 12 and under.
NSMA will also sponsor a free drumming and dance workshop for kids K-8 on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rec Hall. Participants in this workshop may perform some numbers with Titambe at the concert Saturday night if they wish.
Titambe West African Dance & Drum Ensemble is a unique, world-class ensemble based in Minneapolis. Established in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a multicultural performing arts organization, Titambe moved to Minneapolis with founder and artistic director Christian Yao Adeti in 2003. The group’s mission is to preserve traditional African drumming and dance heritage, as well as promote cultural understanding.
This is done by educating audiences of all ages about different African countries through language, music and movement for a better appreciation of diversity. Through performances, workshops, and school residencies, the group’s members—from Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Trinidad and the U.S.––reach out to our communities.
Titambe has a repertoire of over 100 performance pieces incorporating traditional drumming, dance, music, storytelling, dance-drama, reggae-dancehall, ndombolo, soukous, coupe decale, and others.
For more information, call NSMA Program Director Kate Fitzgerald at 218-387-2916, e-mail music@boreal.org, or see our website www.northshoremusicassociation.com.
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