Mani Irani, an Iranian activist in NY and leader of the Where is My Vote ? – New York Chapter (WIMY-NYC) sent a message to the Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo readers:
Dear Friends,
Abdoulaye “Djoss” Diabaté is a Malian musician born to a famous West African griot family. Little brother to the great, world-renowned singer Kassé Mady, he grew up in the celebrated griot village of Kela, Mali. His mother, Sira Mory Diabaté, was a singer who defined her generation.¹ His mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters² were, and still are, at the heart of Mandé culture: the cream of the country’s instrumentalists, singers, dancers, historians and story-tellers. His extended family reads like a who’s who of Mandé music in Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea Bissau.
Tumi Crafts was founded in 1978 by Mo Fini promoting fair trade crafts and goods with Latin America, working closely with organisations such as Traidcraft and Oxfam Trading, specialising in distribution and mail order online of world fairly traded crafts.
We sell a wide range of fair trade products from Latin America, including fair trade jewellery, crafts, pottery, musical instruments, glass, tiles, paintings, games, toys, carvings, mirrors, hats, accessories, soft furnishings, plaques, dolls, puppets and more.
The videos shown here were recorded by Mo Fini and his partner Lucy Davies during their travels in Latin America in the 1980s, and record the traditional crafts of villagers in Peru and Mexico.
To’Mezclao (All mixed up) – that’s a pretty apt description for this new Cuban sensation, the Havana-based band which pulls in musical styles from across the island and far into Latin America’s salsa lands. And like all young Cuban musical cocktail mixers, they have at their disposal three decade’s worth of fantastic dance music (from Los Van Van and timba to the current explosion of hiphop and reggaeton). A vibrant 7-piece, it’s fronted by lead singer Yoandri Castro – aka El Conejo, who flaunts his energetic good looks and flashing eyes like a young Ricky Martin, sending tremors through the arm-waving females fronting every concert.
For more information please visit TUMI REC.
Ornette Coleman and his Quartet
Date: Sat, Sep 26
Time: 8:00pm
Where: Lincoln Center”s Rose Theater
