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Tom Ehrlich - Afro-Cubism

AFRO-CUBISM
STERN GROVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JULY 9, 2011

PHOTOS BY TOM EHRLICH © 2011

Part of Stern Grove Free Concert Series this summer included a group composed of Cuban and Malian musicians.  This project was originally conceived around the time the Bunea Vista SocialClub emerged (mid-1990ás), in fact Buena Vista Social Club replaced the Afro-Cubism project because the African musicians had visa problems.  Now some 15 years or so later, AFro-Cubism became a reality.

Master musicians from Cuba and Mali put on an extremely enjoyable set of music.

The band consisted of:

FROM CUBA FROM MALI
Eliades Ochoa - vocals, lead guitar Toumani Diabate- kora
Osnel Odit - guitar and coro F. Lassana Diabate - balafons
Jorge Maturell - percussion Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni
Eglis Ochoa - maraca, coro Yacouba Sissoko - percussion
Alain A. Dragoni - trumpet Kasse Mady Diabate - lead vocals
Lennis Lara - trumpet Djelimady Tounkara - electric guitar
Jose A. Martinez - bass


Eliades Ochoa


Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni


Elaides Ochoa


Elaides and Kasse Mady Diabate


Left to right:  Toumain Diabate - kora, Kasse Mady Diabate - vocals, Elaides Ochoa - guitar


Djelimady Tounkara - guitar


Lennis Lara and Alain A. Dragoni - trumpets


Yacouba Sissoko - talking drum


Kasse Mady Diabate


Kasse Mady Diabate - vocals and Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni


Toumani Diabate - kora and Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni


Toumani Diabate - kora


Toumani Diabate - kora and Eliades Ochoa - guitar


Eglis Ochoa - percussion and Osnel Odit - guitar


Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni

Eliades Ochoa


Jose Martinez - bass, Yacouba Sissoko - talking drum and Jorge Maturell - congas


Lennis Lara and Alain Dragoni

Toumani Diabate - kora


Djelimady Tounkara - guitar and Eliades Ochoa


F. Lassana Diabate - balafons


Yacouba Sissoko - talking drum


Toumani Diabate - kora

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