A SIX-DAY FESTIVAL OF THE MUSIC OF AFRICA & THE DIASPORA MONDAY, MARCH 26 THRU SATURDAY, MARCH 31
A SIX-DAY FESTIVAL OF THE MUSIC OF AFRICA & THE DIASPORA
JOAN SORIANO
EMELINE MICHEL
“SORIANO’S CLEAN, FEATHERY GUITAR SOUND, WHICH PUNCHES OUT RHYTHMIC LINES, IS A BACHATA SIGNATURE.” — NPR
“MICHEL’S RICH, SUPPLE VOCALS EFFORTLESSLY POUR OVER HER TUNES, WHICH DOCUMENT THE JOY, HOPE, AND STRUGGLE OF HAITIAN CULTURE.” — ALLMUSIC
MONDAY, MARCH 26 • 8 PM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL
TUESDAY, MARCH 27 • 8 PM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL
Bachata dance class for ticket holders at 7 PM
Tickets: $20 General Admission $10 Duke Students
Tickets: $20 General Admission $10 Duke Students
MOTORCO is primarily a standing-room venue. Limited bleacher seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MOTORCO is primarily a standing-room venue. Limited bleacher seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This engagement of Joan Soriano is funded through "Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America," a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
HAITI
BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO VENEZUELA
“IT’S ONLY NOW THAT THEY’VE BEGUN TOURING NORTH AMERICA — AND MAKING THEIR SINGULAR, PASSIONATE AND PURPOSEFUL VOICES REVERBERATE IN THE WIDER WORLD.” — NPR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 • 8 PM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL Tickets: $20 General Admission $10 Duke Students MOTORCO is primarily a standing-room venue. Limited bleacher seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This engagement of Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo is funded through "Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America," a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
TRIO DA KALI
AURELIO
DIEGO EL CIGALA
“STEEPED IN TRADITION, THESE THREE BRILLIANT MUSICIANS GIVE A NEW VOICE TO TIMELESS SOUNDS.” — SONGLINES
“AURELIO RAISES THE STANDARD FOR GARIFUNA POP TO A NEW PLATEAU.” — AFROPOP
"DIEGO EL CIGALA JOINS THE LIKES OF BILLIE HOLIDAY, FRANK SINATRA, AND GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO AS ONE OF THE GREAT SINGERS OF THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS.” — THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
MALI
THURDAY, MARCH 29 • 8 PM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL Tickets: $20 General Admission $10 Duke Students While MOTORCO is normally a standing-room venue, this is a seated show.
GARIFUNA/HONDURAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 30 • 8 PM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL * Tickets: $20 General Admission $10 Duke Students MOTORCO is primarily a standing-room venue. Limited bleacher seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
SPAIN/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SATURDAY, MARCH 31 • 8 PM CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM Tickets: $45 • $40 • $30 $10 Duke Students
Diego El Cigala is a co-presentation of Duke Performances & The Carolina Theatre of Durham.
FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS MONDAY, MARCH 26 • 12 PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 27 • 5:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 • 3 PM
Duke Forum for Scholars & Publics 011 Old Chem, Duke West Campus
Motorco Music Hall 723 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham
Cocoa Cinnamon 2013 Chapel Hill Road, Durham
Black Atlantic Keynote by NED SUBLETTE & MICHAEL VEAL
Public conversation with JOAN SORIANO & EMELINE MICHEL moderated by Ned Sublette & Laurent Dubois
Public demonstration and Q&A with BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO
Co-sponsored by the Forum for Scholars & Publics at Duke University and the Duke Africa Initiative.
Co-sponsored by the Forum for Scholars & Publics at Duke University.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Forum for Scholars & Publics at Duke University.
T I C K E T S O N S A L E N OW ! ! D U K E P E R F O R M A N C E S .O R G
MONDAY, MARCH 26 THRU SATURDAY, MARCH 31
BLACK ATLANTIC A SIX-DAY FESTIVAL OF THE MUSIC OF AFRICA & THE DIASPORA
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