Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Malouma is touring the United States
of America and she will present a workshop at the Berklee College of Music in
Boston. She will highlight the tradition of the griots, traditional instruments
in Mauritanian music, various African rhythms, Arabic lyrics and will conclude
with a popular song followed by a question/answer period. It’s free to the
Public. Address: 22 The Fenway, Room F12, 7:30pm, Thursday, April 14, 2005. A
map of the campus, including 22 the Fenway is at:
http://www.berklee.edu/tour/map.html.Embracing modern tunes yet spiritually traditional,
Malouma performs with a unique melt of African and Arabic rhythms gracefully
interweaving blues-accented music with Mauritanian folk, Afro-pop and melodic
Arabic lyrics. She is a singer, composer, lyrics writer, musician and women’s
rights advocate.
Co-sponsors for this event are: The
Institute for Near Eastern and African Studies (INEAS), a non-profit
organization in Cambridge, MA;
The Ensemble
Department at Berklee College of Music; and
Women’s History
Month at Berklee.
RSVP for the workshop to 617-864-6327 ext. 1 or
INEAS_1994@yahoo.com.
USA Concert Tour of Malouma
April 9- 8pm University Musical Society, Ann Arbor, MI
April 11 Chicago Dept. Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
April 15 Sommerville Theater, Cambridge, MA
April 21 & 22 Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, LA
April 23 Symphony Space, NYC, NY
[Photo of Malouma courtesy of Pirineos
Sur festival in Spain].