Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:01:47 -0400
From: Bynum FrontPorch
Subject: Friday night at the Bynum General Store — Kairaba!
*West African Sounds of Kairaba! Will Fill the Air Around The Bynum Stage on Friday Night*
Grab your kids, family, friends and neighbors for a night filled with the
infectious West African sounds of *Kairaba!* Friday night at the Bynum
General Store starting at 7 pm. Kairaba! is composed of Senegalese griot
musician Diali Keba Cissokho, with North Carolinians John Westmoreland,
Jonathan Henderson, Austin McCall and Will Ridenour. The band formed after
Diali moved to North Carolina and began to look for musicians who shared his
love and passion for creating music based on Manding tradition, flavored
with local and personal styles. The outcome of this collaboration is an
infectious sound reminiscent of West African dance bands full of unison
melody, adventurous improvisation, fiery solos and polyrhythmic frameworks.
With lyrics in Manding, Wolof, and English, Kairaba! illuminates its
listeners with stories of ancient and modern West Africa and how they relate
to today’s universal experiences and emotions felt by everyone, regardless
of origin. You don’t want to miss this show!
Many thanks to *Bethesda Bluegrass* for their amazing performance last week..
We also want to thank our corporate sponsors for helping us make the music
series possible. Please visit Hope Crossing Animal Hospital, Allen & Sons
BBQ and Auto Pro to say thanks.
Remember that all the shows are free but we pass a hat! Next week, we
welcome the foot-stomping music of *Spirit Family Reunion*. Check us out on
Facebook or follow us on Twitter. You can also visit
www.bynumfrontporch.org and see the rest of the bands playing this season.
We look forward to seeing old friends and new faces!