Thursday September 26
7:00 PM
The Gardens at Light Hall
900 W. College Avenue – Silver City, NM
Free
Sidy Samb is an acclaimed Senegalese musician who has made his home in Spain for decades. A founding member of the celebrated flamenco-fusion hitmakers Mártires del Compás, Samb’s latest solo project is a manifestation of his unique Afroflamenco sound, re-connecting flamenco to its African roots while exploring the subtle connections and unique divergences between the iconic sounds of his two homelands. Afroflamenco draws on griot tradition and Roma virtuosity to create a music-fueled, cross-cultural encounter. With lyrics sung in Wolof, Lingala, Bambara, Pulaar, French, English and Spanish, Dem Dikk is a simmering polyglot of languages, rhythms and ideas, brimming over with passionate performances at the intersection of African and Iberian traditions.
What a great way to start the weekend as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness in 2024, with the 18th annual Gila River Festival happing on the WNMU Campus, September 26-29th.
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