2015-2016 Primiere of "Project: Tambou Cimarron"
Tambou Cimarron (Drums of Freedom) is an experimental arts collective that aspires to the commitment and preservation of Afro-Diasporic folklore as well as to encourage the cross-cultural understanding of music and dance forms derived from African culture.
Creating a developmental series of master workshops and dynamic exhibitions and performances, Tambo Cimarron will serve as an informational instrument by using traditional repertoire that pays tribute to African lineages derived from the Yoruba, Congo, Arará and Dahomean cultures of Africa and Caribbean
Project Leader and Artistic Director Anthony Mitchell Jr, has been researching, collecting, conserving the Afro-Diasporic folkloric repertoire including the Afro-Caribbean manifestations brought to the islands by Africans of Congo/Bantu and Yoruba traditions, as well as the strong influences of the Afro-Haitian migration to Cuba
Artist Talk &
Lectures/ Demonstartions
Prjoect:Tambou Cimarron will offer Artist Talks lectures and demonstartions on a variety of topics, such as:
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Afro Diasporic
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The World of the Orishas
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Afro-Latin Musical Traditions & many more ..
Performances
During the project Tambou Cimarron will present performance pieces.
This piece will be an interpretation of spiritual and mythic entities from Afro-Cuban cosmology.Personification of such natural elements as the nurturing ocean mother, the turbulent wind, lightning and fire, and the sweet water of the river are danced to intricate batá drum rhythms and a chorus of song, filling the stage with their powerful presence.
Upcoming Events
Tambour de. Caribye: AfroLatin Percussion featuring Noel Quintana and Anthony Mitchell, Jr.
SATURDAY / JULY 12 ,2015 @ 4:00 -530
Dedicated to Afro Latin Drumming Arts & Culture of Cuba, Latin America,
West Africa & Brazil.
***First master artist will be Master Conguero percussionist Noel Quintana***
These series will center around promoting education, creating drumming opportunities and growing a community for the Afro Latin Percussion Arts in Pittsburgh.
All levels welcome
Donations of $6 for class participation
Drum Jam session to follow .....
This project is supported by the Advancing Black Arts Grant of
The Pittsburgh Foundation and Heinz Endowments