Fisher Center, Bard SummerScape
Thursday Night Live: Melody Africa
August 6, 2009
Tickets: $10 (pay at the door)
Melody Africa, featuring Assane Badji
Melody Africa is a West African music and dance troupe from New Paltz, via Senegal and the Republic of Guinea. Led by Assane Badji, a professional dancer, choreographer, drummer, and fire-eater, they perform on dundun, djembe, and Yoruba drums and on balaphone. Click here to visit Melody Africa’s website.
Melody Africa is:
Tim Allen (Bard ’84)
Assane Badji
Amadou Diallo
Moustaffa Dijou
Lamine Souman