Ismael “Bonfils” Kouyate featured in a weekend of festivities that include Shango Afrobeat Orchestra; workshops; and performance
Kittery, Maine - The Dance Hall in Kittery will be launching it’s 2015 season with among other events, a weekend of exhilarating drum, dance and song with international Guinean star Ismael “Bonfils” Kouyate. On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:00pm Ismael, featured in the hit Broadway production “Fela!”, will join the Seacoasts popular Shango Afrobeat Orchestra celebrating the music of Nigeria’s Fela Kuti,
On Saturday, January 17, Kouyate will teach a series of workshops during the day including song, dance, and dundun dance (dance and drum). At 7pm he will be the featured performer in an evening of Guinean Dance and Drum with special guests including Namory Keita, a fellow Guinean who teaches weekly classes at The Dance Hall.
The Dance Hall has become known as a hub on the Seacoast for its Global Rhythms series as well as
