Together from 6 countries, 3 continents, 18 beating hearts, 1 planet: *NEW MOON ENSEMBLE*
plus SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
SATURDAY AUGUST 24th at CONGRESS SQUARE!
New Moon Ensemble
Don’t miss this special event!
Guinea Style West African Dance & Drumming
*New Moon Ensemble* with guest artists Sayon Camara, Seny Daffe and Theo Martey
August 24th at Congress Square Park! 6:30-8pm
Sayon Camara
Theo Martey
Seny Daffe
Whether experiencing Sayon as a teacher or performer in classes, workshops, or celebrations, Sayon will take you places in drumming and traditional Guinean music that you didn’t know were possible and will do so with contagious joy.
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Theo is a Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer, Performer and Teacher. He has taught and performed African drumming, dancing and music in Ghana and internationally.
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Seny is a versatile musician and plays the djembe, krin, bolon, gogo ma, sangban, balafone, and doundouns. He is also a very talented singer and comedian, and is considered one of the world’s finest doundoun players. SPECIAL GUEST CLASSES WITH SENY, AUGUST 22 in Kittery & 23 in Portland. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
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Meet New Moon Ensemble Dancers:
Anne Esguerra
Alison Green-Parsons
Ann Brandt
Ashley Edmondson
Megu Hirayama
Aminata Doumbouya
Grace Kapinga
Danielle Dellaquila
Marita Kennedy-Castro ~ Artistic Director, Choreographer
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Meet New Moon Ensemble Drummers:
Namory Keita ~ Musical Director
Annegret Baier
Jeff Howe
John Marlowe
Janice Erickson
New Moon Ensemble
Guinea Style West African Dance & Drumming
Coming together from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, New Moon Ensemble members share a love for West African dance and drumming, the accompanying traditions and the gift of intercultural exchange. Together we build community and inspire international study and collaboration, through the healing power of music and dance.
Master village drummer and performer Namory Keita, from Sangbarela, Guinea and dancer/choreographer Marita Kennedy-Castro from Maine developed the 15 member troupe to help spread the love for traditional music and dances of Guinea, West Africa. The Ensemble includes multi-talented musician Annegret Baier, from Germany, as well as a handful of other skilled musicians and dancers from Marita & Namory’s weekly classes.
New Moon Ensemble’s performances offer the uplifting rhythms and dances into the world as prayers for peace and well-being for all.
SPECIAL DANCE CLASSES
with guest artist Seny Daffe!
THURSDAY August 22nd in Kittery (click here for details)
FRIDAY August 23rd in Portland:
WEST AFRICAN dance class with Seny Daffe
Accompanied by Master Drummer Namory Keita
6-7:30 pm at Portland New Church on 302 Stevens Ave – Portland ME
$16-20 sliding scale – Cash at the door
Seny is uplifting, a very clear teaching style and so much fun!
All levels welcome!
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday September 7th
New Moon Ensemble performs at HENRY FEST, in YARMOUTH, ME
Seny Daffe will join us, for another fabulous show!
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RECENT WORKSHOPS:
(If you missed the workshop, join weekly classes with Namory by clicking HERE)
Saturday July 27th ~ ADVANCED DRUM WORKSHOP
with NAMORY KEITA
Saturday July 27th
1 – 4:30 PM
$60 online /$70 at the door
Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME
*For Intermediate/Advanced players*
Bring your Djembé or Dounoun playing to another level!
Visit Namorydrum.com for more info or to register
Embody the Rhythm 