Crocodile River Music Dance Party!
10-24-2019
It's time to get up off your chair and DANCE!
On October 24, we'll be clearing out the center tables in our Sawtelle Room to make way for an evening of high energy partying with Crocodile River Music at Bull Run.
Crocodile River Music specializes in African and African-influenced music, dance and art experiences. Using the universal influence and connectivity of African rhythms and melodies and a participatory performance style, Crocodile River Music engages audiences of all backgrounds and capabilities and infectious beat.
Zach Combs, Director of Crocodile River Music, fell in love with the rich and diverse cultures of West Africa while in Mali on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. With his Malian friend and teacher, Issa Coulibaly, Zach founded Crocodile River Music in 2011. Together, they set out to provide opportunities for emerging and established artists from Africa and evoke new ways of cultural thinking in our communities. The musicianship is outstanding - CRM's Musical Director Balla Kouyaté, was recently honored as a recipient of the 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
Today, Crocodile River Music continues to share the cultures of Africa through song, dance, and art that informs, connects, and inspires audiences.
"Forget all about trying to look cool because dancing to African drum music is just so much fun. It was awesome.” - The Boston Globe
VIDEO 1 - VIDEO 2
It's time to get up off your chair and DANCE!
On October 24, we'll be clearing out the center tables in our Sawtelle Room to make way for an evening of high energy partying with Crocodile River Music at Bull Run.
Crocodile River Music specializes in African and African-influenced music, dance and art experiences. Using the universal influence and connectivity of African rhythms and melodies and a participatory performance style, Crocodile River Music engages audiences of all backgrounds and capabilities and infectious beat.
Zach Combs, Director of Crocodile River Music, fell in love with the rich and diverse cultures of West Africa while in Mali on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. With his Malian friend and teacher, Issa Coulibaly, Zach founded Crocodile River Music in 2011. Together, they set out to provide opportunities for emerging and established artists from Africa and evoke new ways of cultural thinking in our communities. The musicianship is outstanding - CRM's Musical Director Balla Kouyaté, was recently honored as a recipient of the 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
Today, Crocodile River Music continues to share the cultures of Africa through song, dance, and art that informs, connects, and inspires audiences.
"Forget all about trying to look cool because dancing to African drum music is just so much fun. It was awesome.” - The Boston Globe
VIDEO 1 - VIDEO 2