New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Celebrating 30 years, Latin Grammy Award Winning internationally revered band of Afro-Cuban singers, dancers, and drummers heralded worldwide for performing sacred Afro-Cuban songs and dance based on West African traditions - YORUBA ANDABO - complete with 17 musicians, dancers and singers direct from Cuba will perform their inaugural DC Concert at
George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC on Friday, November 6, 2015 with an opening set by Washington, DC's own Farafina Kan: The Sound of Africa.
Yoruba Andabo are world renown for preserving sacred West African music that was bought to the island by enslaved Africans in the late 16th century. The ensemble takes its name from two African words loosely translated as the friends and followers of the Yoruba lands and culture. Yorubaland covers much of what is known as Nigeria and Benin today. The port docks of Havana, slave barracks, cane field settlements, and urban tenements in Cuba gave birth to rumba music. In addition to performing Yoruba-based music from West Africa, Yoruba Andabo is widely proclaimed as the leading rumba group on the world music scene today.
Presented by The Adinkra Group and Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation in partnership with the Yoruba Cuba Association, Yoruba Andabo is celebrating their 30th Anniversary with a 3 city tour to the United States.
Friday, November 6, 2015
George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Doors @ 6 pm and show starts @ 7 PM
Special Guest: Farafina Kan
Hosted by Adrian Valdivia of DC Casineros Dance Company
International Dance Party (After-Party)
featuring special guests Yoruba Andabo
Cafe Asia
1720 "I" Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Doors open 10 PM (Free with concert ticket stub before 11 PM)
Yoruba Andabo will also host Master Classes in DC - Drum, Dance and Song
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio
3804 34th Street
Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
RSVP for the classes Here
November 6, 2015
Concert Performance w/ Farafina Kan
George Washington University Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Doors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $35-$55
Tickets available at the Lisner Box Office
Purchase Tickets Online
International Dance After Party
DJ's Jahsonic, Underdog and special guests Yoruba Andabo
Cafe Asia
1720 I St NW
Washington, DC 20006
10 pm - 3 am | Free before 11 pm w/ ticket stub
November 7, 2015
STUDY WITH THE MASTERS (Workshop)
Asase Yaa Center for the Arts
1803 Fulton St
New York, NY 11233
[email protected]
Phone: (347) 915-2563
Song Workshop - 6-7:30pm
Drum Workshop - 6-7:30pm
Dance Workshop - 7:30 - 9pm
$20 per workshop
Register Online
November 8, 2015
Concert Performance
SOBs - 8pm
Host and DJ: DJ Lumumba aka Revolution
Special Guest: Amma Whatt
SOBs
204 Varick St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 243-4940
(Standing Room Only)
Purchase Tickets Online
November 9, 2015
Concert Performance w/ Asase Yaa
Symphony Space - 8pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
(212) 864-5400
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www.yorubaandabolive.com
