Workshops

Winter Jam with Yamoto Band this weekend!

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Yamoto Band has arrived straight from Tanzania for the first time to Finland, and they will be the main act of Fest Afrika Winter Jam 2017! These young musicians will bring you the best of afrobeat & bongo flava this Saturday, January 28th at Klubi! The night to be remembered!!

PROGRAM:

21-04 FEST AFRIKA WINTER JAM / Klubi

24.00 YAMOTO BAND (TZN)
22.30 RAWBEENA & BAND (FIN/KEN)
+ DJ Cliff & DJ Nestar

Advance tickets from Tiketti 16,50 €, at the door 20 €

SIDE PROGRAM:

You can start your Saturday with a brunch with afro wibes at Klubi, where they serve their buffet brunch at 11-14. The students and teachers of Tammerkoski and Hatanpää high schools will be performing some African music and dance to keep everyone entertained!

Brunch price 11,90 €, students -20%

WORKSHOPS by Yamoto Band & Chambusso:

Sat 18-19 Afrobeats (dance)
Sun 14-15 Tanzanian rhythms (drum)
Sun 15-16 Tanzanian dances
Sun 16-17 Afrobeats (dance)

Saturday workshop at Tammerkoski school house, Rautatienkatu 3-5
Sunday workshops at Flamencoyhdistys, Pirkankatu 1 (entrance from Mariankatu)

Prices: 1x (60 min.) 15 €, 2x 25 €, 3x 35 €, 4x 45 €

Enrollment: elina@festafrika.net or tel. 040-5063905

Spring Jam 2014 workshops

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Fest Afrika Spring Jam workshops include dances from Ghana and Senegal as well as songs from Tanzania!

WELCOME!

Workshop schedule

Kpanlogo, traditional dance from Ghana
Amos Darkwa Asare
Sun & Mon at 15.00 – 16.30

Mbalax, urban dance from Senegal
Malick Ndiaye
Sun & Mon at 16.30 – 18.00

Songs from Tanzania
Catherine Knuutila
Mon at 14.00 – 15.00

Place:
Tampereen flamencoyhdistys, Pirkankatu 1, entrance from Mariankatu

Prices:
dance workshops 16 eur (1x 90 min.) / 30 eur / 43 eur / 55 eur
song workshop 12 eur / 10 eur, if you also participate in a dance workshop

Enrollment:
elina@festafrika.net, tel. 040-5063905

Azonto / Nana & Laura

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Azonto is a popular, communicative dance that originated in Ghana, West Africa. Azonto has become known all around the world as a trademark of Ghana. It was born in social gatherings, where people were having fun and enjoying the time. Its essence is fun and it depicts our everyday activities, for example driving a car, washing clothes or asking a girl out.

Fest Afrika presents the first ever azonto workshop in Tampere with Nana & Laura, or Peace Star Azonto. The workshop will take place on Sunday, August 4th 2013 at 16.00 – 17.30.

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Sabar dance / Liina, Malick & Ndiaw

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Sabar dance classes will be held by three teachers!

On Thursday, August 1st 2013 at 14.00 – 16.00 we begin with sabar basics with Liina Halsti Ndiaye. After that, we will be ready to continue with the Senegalese dancers Malick Ndiaye and Ndiaw Macodou Samb, who will teach the sabar lessons from Friday to Sunday, August 2nd – 4th, Fri & Sat at 14.00 – 16.00 and Sun at 12.30 – 14.30.

If you’re not very familiar with the sabar yet, you should definitely come to the class on Thursday, where Liina will explain the movements and rhythms of sabar a bit more – but of course we will also dance, so that even people with more sabar experience will have enough to do! The other classes will have a faster pace, and will include choreographies to different sabar rhythms. You can participate on the days you want or on all days.

Here some excerpts from Malick and Liina’s sabar classes and performances in Helsinki:

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