Jacare Brazil & Agbedidi Jeliya 2007

The University of Florida Center for World Arts, Center for Latin American Studies, and Center for African Studies presents a concert by Jacaré Brazil and Agbedidi Jeliya with special guests, Abdulaye Diabate, Cheick Diabate, and Tasana Camara.

Under the leadership of musical director Abou Sylla, Agbedidi Jeliya was formed in fall 2006 as an outgrowth of UF's African music and dance group Agbedidi Africa, an ensemble directed by Mohamed DaCosta. Both groups perform music of the Mande people of West Africa. Sylla comes from a family of griots, musicians who have traditionally been the historians and culture-bearers of the Mande. He is an accomplished player of the balafon (a Mande xylophone), appearing on numerous solo and ensemble recordings and performing internationally for many years.

Sylla has invited some very talented musicians to accompany Agbedidi Jeliya this year, all of whom hail from families of griots. Abdulaye Diabate will accompany the group on guitar and Cheick Diabate and Tasana Camara will add their talents on the stringed instrument n'goni and the bass balafon.

UF's Brazilian music ensemble Jacaré Brazil with collaborate with Agbedidi Jeliya on several selections and perform separately as well. Co-directed by Larry Crook and Welson Tremura, Jacaré Brazil performs a wide variety of traditional and popular Brazilian music ranging from the guitar-based choro to the raucous street samba.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jacare
• Brazil
• Welson
• Tremura
• Agbedidi
• guitar
• concert
• African
• balafon

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