- Toumani Diabaté's
Symmetric Orchestra - Saturday, April 25 at 8 pm
- $43 / $33 / $23
(Children under 17 and students with ID save $4 off top two ticket prices.)"The Orchestra plays a deep rooted, tradition-stretching, and utterly kinetic concert; its music rides... on galvanizing dynamics that make you want to dance." —Herald news
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Grammy Award-winner Toumani Diabaté is the uncontested master of the kora (21-string
harp-lute) and collaborator with such artists as Ali Farka Toure, Taj Mahal, and Bjork.
With the 10 African musicians of the Symmetric Orchestra, he unites the ancient Malian
Mandinka Empire of 13th-century Africa, now Mauritania to the Ivory Coast, Senegal to
Nigeria. The lineup pairs African instruments with modern counterparts, incorporating
cross-cultural rhythms that draw on traditions from griot songs to salsa. Diabate's kora becomes a lead instrument, bringing its lightning speed improvisations to the foreground.
Jam Session with the Symmetric Orchestra: Open to All • Saturday, April 25 • 3:30-4:30 pm • Amy E. Tarrant Gallery • Company • FREE!
Toumani Diabate's INsights: Discussion about the Kora
Saturday, April 25 • 2:30-3:30 pm • Amy E. Tarrant Gallery • FREE!
Toumani Diabate shares his love for the Kora
and the Malian music traditions surrounding it.
INsights on the Malian Empire
Saturday, April 25 • 6:30-7:30 pm • Amy E. Tarrant Gallery • FREE!
A world music scholar discusses the history
and culture of the Malian Empire and the
Griot tradition prior to Toumani Diabate’s
performance.
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