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Africa: A Continent of Diversity through Arts and Artifacts
Tuesday, April 28 6-8:30pm
6-6:45pm Museum Tour
Museum of African Culture,
13 Brown Street, Portland
7-8:30pm Lecture-Discussion
Maine Historical Society,
489 Congress Street, Portland
Join Oscar Mokeme, founder and executive director of Maine’s Museum of African Culture, for a tour of the museum, followed by a lecture-discussion at the Maine Historical Society, focusing on African artistic expression.
Toumani Diabaté: Meet-the-Artist
Thursday, April 30 2009 5:30 pm
Bull Moose, Portland
West African kora master Toumani Diabaté will present a brief solo performance at the Bull Moose store in Portland, just one night before his Merrill Auditorium concert.
Following Africa’s Circle of Music
Friday, May 1, 2009 6:30–7:30 pm
Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall
The music of Africa has come full circle, profoundly influencing other musical forms such as jazz, blues, and hip-hop, and then finding its way back to contemporary African music makers through these idioms. Maine musician Grey Parrot, a kora player and student of African culture, will present and discuss kora music from west Africa. Parrot will be joined by other musicians. Following the lecture, there will be a display of African instruments in the Merrill lobby.
Supported by Center for Cultural Exchange, National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission and the Maine Humanities Council.
