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Natraj and Agbekor Society featured at Ryles Jazz Club
The world-jazz ensemble Natraj and the West African folkloric Agbekor Society team up for an extraordinary evening of world music at Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge, MA. The Agbekor Society, founded in 1979 by Tufts University Music Department faculty member, David Locke, performs high-energy polyrhythmic traditional West African music. At Ryles, the Agbekor Society will complement the improvisational style of Natraj with its folkloric performances. The evening will culminate in a Natraj-Agbekor collaboration featuring highly charged contemporary adaptations of traditional Ghanaian music. The performance will showcase David Locke's West African drumming artistry. This will be unforgettable evening combining contemporary and traditional approaches to West African music. Natraj seamlessly melds the classical music of India, traditional music from West Africa, and contemporary jazz to create its own unique and infectious style. In its performances at PANAFEST, Ghana's major international festival, Natraj
Date: 01/26/2006
Location: Ryles Jazz Club
Time: 9:00 pm
Organized By: Ryles Jazz Club
Cost: $12. Validated parking is available. All ages are welcome. For tickets and information, call (617) 876-9330.
Food: Full service restaurant
Contact: (617) 876-9330
Web: www.rylesjazz.com
Email: philscarff@natrajmusic.com
Directions: 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge, MA.