About this Event
Explosive West African djembe meets high-energy eclectic piano. Spanish & African vocals and harmonies. Get ready to dance!!!
The evening will open with a folkloric ballet performance by Elisa Toro Franky.
Bios:
Stefan Paolini is a NYC-based singer, pianist, arranger, and educator who has taught and performed professionally for over 20 years. His influences include Western classical, rock, metal, pop, jazz, Latin, Hindustani, and West African musical traditions. He has performed at such diverse venues as Le Poisson Rouge, Joe’s Pub, Webster Hall, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Minton’s Playhouse, as well as across the United States and Canada.
Lamine Thiam, born in Senegal in 1972, is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, teacher, drummer, and actor who specializes in cultivating West African Dance and maintaining his traditional homeland dance forms. His specializations are in dance art forms Sabar, Djembe, and Bourgarabou.
Elisa Toro Franky is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and bilingual voiceover artist from Colombia. She is currently based in New York City, where she performs as principal dancer with FJK Dance. Elisa has also toured nationally and internationally, and has performed at some of the most prestigious dance venues in the world, including Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and Battery Dance Festival. In addition to her dance career, Elisa is an experienced educator and has worked as Program Director of Accent Dance NYC, where she helped provide access to dance in underserved communities. She is also a passionate singer and has recently joined the band Latido as a vocalist.
Xiomara Niño is a music educator, songwriter, and journal artist originally from Bogotá, Colombia. She has been a music educator in New York City public schools for 13 years, and has served as choral conductor for the Washington Heights Youth Orchestra. She has performed in several choirs and enjoys creating engaging performances with her students. She plays guitar and piano, and is passionate about using music to connect with others and create a more beautiful world.
About the venue: Buunni Inwood is an independent neighborhood coffee shop that brews small-batch roasted Ethiopian coffee beans. Many of the coffees are certified fair trade and organic, while others are sourced from small farms that are committed to responsible practices. Buunni also offers a menu of Ethiopian vegetarian and vegan plates, featuring spicy red lentils, chickpeas and other dips served with injera (Ethiopian flatbread), plus sandwiches and wraps.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Buunni Coffee - Inwood, 4961 Broadway, New York, United States
USD 15.00