Its a very exciting time for me, the culmination of this semester's Naropa University Afropop Ensemble: 16 students who have really exceeded everyones expectations including their own. This group backed singer/composer Kofi Mawuko from Ghana in the 6th Annual Bao Bao Festival at Boulder Theater. And now...
SUN May 3, 7pm - Naropa Music Student Concert (Naropa PAC, Arapaho Campus)
Including Afropop Ensemble, directed by Dexter Payne
As if that is not enough, next Sat, May 9, will be highlighted by a rolicking house concert with the Balkan brass sound of Meg York & Veelah. Veelah plays intensely exciting music from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Jewish Klezmer, Turkey, and the Roma traditions, featuring mesmerizing rhythms and sizzling solos. One of the Front Range’s hottest Balkan bands, Veelah is:
Meg York & Dexter Payne, clarinets and saxophones; Dave Willey, accordion; Jesse Manno, percussion/vocals; and Brian Mullins, tuba. Don’t miss this!
SAT May 9. 6pm potluck ... music 8pm. Suggested $15 donation. RSVP: (dhf2000@comcast.net)
(At a very special house in So Boulder - host to many fine concerts over the last year or so.)
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