Fana Bangoura tours New Mexico and Colorado!

Fana Bangoura and Soriba Fofana are featured artists at this year's Camp Mabina. Join us on our tour of NM and CO!

Fana Bangoura and Soriba Fofana are featured artists at this year’s Camp Mabina. Join us on our tour of NM and CO!

Join masters of drum and dance Fana Bangoura and Soriba Fofana in their tour of Colorado and New Mexico! Former members of Les Percussions de Guinea and Wassa Percussion, Fana and Soriba have lived in the United States since 2009. Fana currently teaches drumming and dance in Rochester, NY, and Soriba teaches in Santa Fe, NM. Together, they will be visiting Colorado for a one-week trip at the end of May and into June, offering multiple classes in Guinea drum and dance. Don’t miss this chance to work with these master artists! Read below for the tour schedule.

All classes are $15/single class, or $25/drumming + dance, unless otherwise noted.

MAY 19th SANTA FE
Dance: 12.30pm
Yoga Moves, 825 Early St.

MAY 22nd-MAY 26th
Camp Mabina! Visit http://campmabina.com/ for full camp details

MAY 29th CRESTED BUTTE
Drum: 5.30pm
Dance: 7pm
Both classes at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, 606 6th St

MAY 30th PAONIA
Drum: 5.30pm
Dance: 7.15pm
Drum studio TBA, please contact us at kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com
Dance at the Blue Sage Center, 226 Grand Ave

MAY 31st CARBONDALE
Drum: 5.30pm
Dance: 7pm
Studio TBA, please contact us at kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com

JUNE 1st DENVER
Dance: 10am * only $12!
Cnr 6th & Adams

JUNE 2nd DENVER
Drum: 4pm
Dance: 2pm
75 S. Cherokee

JUNE 3rd BOULDER
Studio TBA, please contact us at kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com
JUNE 4th SALIDA
Drum: 5pm
Dance: 6.45pm
Tenderfoot Dance Cooperative
1548 G Street Unit 5

JUNE 5th TAOS
Drum: 5pm
Dance: 6.30pm
Drum at 19 Santa Nino Rd
Dance at TADA 2 Upper Colonias Rd

Please contact kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com with any questions, or to schedule a private lesson or group workshop during the tour.

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Six week dance series with special guest Robin Hibbert!

Mounafanyi's special guest teacher Robin Hibbert, of Buffalo

Mounafanyi’s special guest teacher Robin Hibbert, of Buffalo

While Mounafanyi’s Artistic Director Fana Bangoura tours New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon this summer, dancers in Rochester have the exciting opportunity to study West African dance with a wonderful guest teacher from Buffalo! Starting on Sunday, May 19th, Robin Hibbert will be offering a special six-week dance series in Rochester! Here are the details:

When: Sundays, 2:00-3:30pm
Where: DancEncounters, 215 Tremont St.
Cost: $15, or $10 with student ID

Please join us for Robin’s exciting and dynamic classes!

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Djembekan!

From the Monroe Community College International Day performance…

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Photos from Mounfanyi’s performance at Monroe Community College

Today, we’re happy to share a few photos from our performance at Monroe Community College’s International Day.

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We wore these amazing new costumes, made of special forêt sacré fabric from Guinea, by our wonderful and talented dancer and seamstress Shaheedah. Thank you for your hard work!

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An excited crowd of students, faculty, and community members from all over the world watched us perform.

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Dancers and drummers took turns soloing in the circle.

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We had a wonderful time.

If you missed us at International Day, check back soon! We’ll be announcing  a full summer schedule of performances and classes in both Rochester and Syracuse. Mounafanyi’s Artistic Director Fana Bangoura will also be touring New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon. We look forward to seeing you along the way!

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Mounafanyi performs at Monroe Community College’s International Day!

Mounafanyi rehearses for MCC's upcoming International Day performance

Mounafanyi rehearses for MCC’s upcoming International Day performance

This Monday, Mounafanyi will be offering a FREE performance at Monroe Community College, as part of the school’s International Day celebrations. Our high-energy drumming and dance performance will feature a fabulous new arrangement of Yamama! We’re proud to represent the vibrant music and dance of West Africa at this important showcase, and to introduce students to the richness and beauty of African culture. Come join us!

What: Mounafanyi at Monroe Community College International Day
When: 2:30pm on Monday, April 22nd
Where: R. Thomas Flynn Conference Center, Monroe A

For more information, visit the events listing on MCC’s website, or email kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com

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Drumming and dance classes are heating up this spring!

Fana-Postcard-v3.2Things are happening in Rochester! Fana’s weekly drumming and dance classes are heating up this spring. Come and join us on Saturday mornings at the Baobab Cultural Center for Guinean drumming, and on Sunday afternoons at DancEncounters for a rocking West African dance class. Details are on the classes page.

Here is a short clip of what we’ve been working on for the past few weeks- a great arrangement of Yamama and Soko!

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Fana Bangoura tours New Mexico!

I’m very excited that I will touring in New Mexico for the first two weeks in January 2013. My first class is on the 30th of December, 2012. I will be teaching in these cities: Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Taos, see fliers for more information.

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