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Kasumai Africa 2012

Kasumai Africa is coming to The Triple Door Main stage on November 15th at 7:30pm with some exciting West African music and dance,

This year Thione Diop brings a collaboration of traditional African and American jazz performers. The first set will be traditional African music and dance. The second set is experimental Afro-jazz fusion.

Musicians:

Foday Musa Suso, 21 string kora, Gambia; Mamady Mansary, West African flute, Guinea; special guest artist, Lee Oskar, harmonica; Andy Coe, guitar; Brady Milliard-Kish, bass guitar.
Thione, Gora, and Mapathe Diop, percussion, Senegal; Teo Shantz, percussion; Aaron Walker-Loud, drum set.
Naomi Siegel, trombone; Tobi Stone, saxophone; Chad McCullough, trumpet.
Vocals:
Eckaman Ndongo, Wawaly Bonane, Congo; Shanetta Brown, Chava Mirel, Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate, Senegal.
Dancers:
Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate, Senegal; Dora Oliveira, Brazil; Sumaya Diop.

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