Dobet Gnahoré: Contemporary Afrobeat From the Ivory Coast
Event Details
Date
Friday, November 11, 2011
Time
9 p.m.
Location
Description
See Madison favorite Dobet Gnahoré, a singer, dancer and percussionist from the Ivory Coast. From Mandingue melodies to Congolese rumba, from Ivory Coast Ziglibiti to Cameroon Bikoutsi, from Ghanian High-Life to Zulu choirs, her music is varied and colourful. The sanza, balafon, calebasse and bongos join the guitar, the vocal backup and Dobet’s warm and powerful voice.
Cost
$24 general, $10 UW-Madison students, faculty and staff