Watch the webcast  – streamed live at concert time.

Join the Djembe Orchestra and Djembe Practicum as they bring to life the traditional rhythms and dances of Mande folklore from Guinea and Mali. Students will also explore the cultural roots, interwoven histories, and worldwide influence of West African music and dance. This concert will feature Malian dancer Souleymane Solo Sana and other guest dancers. The students in the Djembe Orchestra, Djembe Practicum and West African Dance are led by Grammy nominated Djembist Weedie Braimah and Talise Campbell in Warner Concert Hall.

_____

Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place, across from the Oberlin College Bookstore) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.