Event Info
AFRICA ✪ CUBA live in concert:
SATURDAY AUGUST 23 7:30 pm
UVIC | Philip T. Young Recital Hall | MAC B125 �...
7:30pm
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Hard-copy tickets
Event Description
SATURDAY AUGUST 23 7:30 pm
UVIC | Philip T. Young Recital Hall | MAC B125
Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Available at Lyle’s Place & Ditch Records
or on-line at www.drumvictoria.com
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Israel (Toto) Berriel, is a traditional Afro-Cuban percussionist and vocalist from Matanzas, Cuba. Toto began his professional music career at the young age of 16 in Los Yumurinos, a group formed by the children of the famous groups Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and AfroCuba de Matanzas, two well-recognized traditional Afro-Cuban groups.
In 1988 he joined AfroCuba de Matanzas. He worked with AfroCuba de Matanzas for two years until he was invited to join the world’s best-known Rumba group, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. Toto worked with the Los Muñequitos for twelve years learning the entire Afro-Cuban repertoire.
A naturally gifted vocalist with a distinctive sound, his easy charm, charisma and his Cuban warmth, make Toto an exceptional and approachable music teacher. His classes are both comfortable and challenging; and the combination makes for a productive working environment. Although Toto is deeply rooted in the Afro-Cuban traditions, he is also comfortable in different musical environment such as jazz, modern music, soul and funk amongst others.
Toto has toured worldwide in Canada, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France and Korea, singing, playing and teaching in various workshops.
http://www.totoberriel.com
Weedie Braimah was born in Ghana, had his first drum before he turned 2, and hasn’t let the drums out of his sight since! He has studied with every African master drummer of note – Mor Thiam, Baba Camara, Mamady Keita, just to name a few. A maverick performer of the highest caliber, Braimah has an almost insatiable knack to draw the entire audience into his groove, zigzagging through Africa on a breathtaking rhythmic roller coaster.
Amadou Kouyate is the 150th generation of the Kouyate lineage and has studied and performed Manding music since the age of three years old. Amadou is a dynamic djembe and koutiro drummer. He also plays the 21-string kora, which he learned first with his father, Djimo Kouyate and other master Diali –oral historians/musicians– of Manding tradition in West Africa. Amadou has dedicated his life to the task of become an ambassador of African culture to the world. The catalyst for such a responsibility is the passion he has for reconnecting those of the African Diasporas to one another. His repertoire ranges from traditional songs from the 13th century to contemporary original compositions incorporating blues and jazz riffs.
http://www.amadoukouyate.com
Venue
MacLaurin B-Wing, University of Victoria
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Sat. August 23rd 2014 + Add to Calendar
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic)
