Women's Drum & Dance Company of Guinea: Nimbaya! March 23, 2012

World Music Institute presents

Women's Drum & Dance Company of Guinea
Nimbaya!

Friday, March 23, 2012 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 24 at 11:00 AM (Family Show) and 8:00 PM
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway @ 95th Street

A daring response to the taboo of women playing djembe in West Africa, NIMBAYA! is the first all women’s percussion and dance troupe from Guinea. The group, formerly known as Amazones Women Master Drummers of Guinea, was created in 1998 by Mamoudou Condé of Les Ballets Africains fame. Presenting spectacular performances, NIMBAYA! “play(s) with a fury, pounding out heart-racing rhythms and dancing into near frenzies” (Boston Globe).

For more info: http://wminyc.org/event.php?id=1225 or 212-545-7536

Official Website: http://wminyc.org/event.php?id=1225