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DESCRIPTION:DRUM UNITY!\nA night of rhythm, dance and generosity in support of 
 Abdoulaye Diakite\n\nAshkenaz Music & Dance Community Center\nDoors at 8:30 
 pm; Show at 9:30 pm\nDrummm Workshop at 9:00 pm\n$10-$30 sliding 
 scale\n\nBuy tickets 
 online!\nhttp://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=924484\n\nYou 
 are invited to open your hearts (and your wallets) in an evening of diverse 
 music and entertainment to raise money for Senegalese master drummer 
 Abdoulaye Diakite, who was hospitalized on October 28 with carbon monoxide 
 poisoning and is currently battling a variety of challenges related to his 
 healing process. The performers at this benefit concert are close friends, 
 associates, and longtime admirers of Diakite. One of Diakite’s first 
 students in the U.S., Leon Mobley (now with Ben Harper & the Innocent 
 Criminals), brings his band Da Lion from Los Angeles, joining locals 
 Antióquia in making the dance floor shake and quake. The evening begins 
 with a hands-on drum workshop facilitated by Drummm, and showgoers will be 
 treated to a West African drum & dance performance as well as live painting 
 during Antióquia’s set (the finished work of art will be auctioned off 
 as part of a silent auction).\n\nDevoting his youth in Senegal to studying 
 drumming, Abdoulaye Diakite became a master djembefola (djembe drummer) and 
 spent 18 years, beginning in 1966, as the lead drum soloist touring the 
 world in the Ballet National du Senegal. After their final world tour, 
 Diakite relocated to Oakland and has since taught and inspired generations 
 of drummers and African music lovers. Teaching the culture, history, and 
 philosophy of what was originally called “Jebe Bara” or “Unity 
 Drum,” he has always stressed that students play with an open heart, 
 welcoming all people to experience the healing powers of the djembe. He 
 also started a drum and dance camp, co-founded the performance troupe 
 Ceedo, and co-founded the recording label Rootsy Records, which has 
 released six full albums of his music. As generous as he has been with his 
 music and culture, Diakite scarcely had enough finances to support himself 
 and his large extended family back home in Africa, and now needs support 
 from the community of which he has given so much of himself to aid him 
 through this extraordinary challenge.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/25/18565671.php
SUMMARY:DRUM UNITY! Benefit concert for Abdoulaye Diakite with Antioquia and Leon Mobley & Da Lio
LOCATION:ASHKENAZ Music & Dance Community Center\n1317 San Pablo Ave (@ Gilman), 
 Berkeley\nwww.Ashkenaz.com\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/25/18565671.php
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