Boka Kouyaté & The Djeliyah Band

Boka Kouyaté and The Djeliyah Band is a West African music and dance collective based in Seattle. Their music links traditional Djeli music and contemporary West African music together to fuse a music which is cross-disciplinary, multi-cultural and highly innovative. Originally orchestrated by multi-talented Djeli, Aboubacar “Boka” Kouyaté, this band has been working together since 2015, keeping the beat of mother Africa alive through the music’s oral tradition and pulsating movements.

Featuring:
Aboubacar Koyaté – Lead Vocals, Djembe, Guitar, Ballaphone;
Leif Totusek – Solo guitarist;
Daniel Miller – bass guitar;
Naby Camara – ballaphone, vocals;
Foluso Mimy – Djembe, Vocals;
Nailah Bulley - Doundouns, Dance;
Paul Huppler - Trap drums;
Afua Kouyate - Shakere, Dance, Administration

Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm. Tickets $20 advance, $25 doors.

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