West African Music Performance With Storytelling

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Adults and Families

Program Description

Event Details

Arouna Diarra, originally from Burkina Faso, West Africa, is an accomplished n’goni, Kora, and balafon player. Together with his wife Zaza Diarra, they perform a tradition of folk songs reflecting topics from war to building love for one another. They sing with spirit, nostalgia, and great joy in their native languages, Bambara and Mossi. Adults and families welcome. 

Tickets will be distributed 15 minutes prior to the performance start time in the youth department on a first-come, first-served basis. 

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