SUNU Afrobeat with special guest Bolokada Conde

1221 Union Avenue,Kansas City MO 64101

02 April, 2022

Description

Afrobeat, funk, and soul heavies SUNU from Lawrence bring in master of African drums and percussion Bolokada Conde from Guinea, West Africa Doors 9pm ~ Showtime 10pm ~ $10 adv ~ $10 dos Lawrence's premiere band, Sunu, is back at The Ship bringing you the best in Funk, Soul, and Afro Beat. This show will feature World Famous World Percussionist, Bolokada Conde of Guinea, West Africa, as he joins Sunu on stage as a Special Guest Come and get ready to dance the night away! If you're ready for Drums, Funk, Horns, and a whole lot of Soul, meet us at The Ship, April 2nd 9pm! ABOUT BOLOKADA Moussa "Bolokada" Conde is a master drummer from Kissidougou, Guinea, an expert of Malinke or Mandinka rhythms, and one of the world's foremost djembefolas. He joined the Les Percussions de Guinée[1] to replace the legendary Noumoudy Keïta as their lead drummer. He has traveled and performed in major venues all over the world since 1996 and was featured in the IMAX movie PULSE: a Stomp Odyssey. Since 2004, he has been performing and teaching in the United States. He has conducted percussion workshops in many cities in the US and Europe. He has released two musical CD's, Morowaya and Sankaran. He stars in the DVD M'bemba Fakoli: A Musical Journey Through Guinea and has released the djembe instructional DVD M'bara. He is the subject of an upcoming documentary, Bolokada Conde—Malinke Village Djembefola. He was awarded immigrant status as an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts in 2007.