Gates open at 6:00 PM,
Music starts at 7:30 PM.
Kaira Ba
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Kaira Ba ecstatically explores the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture.
Bandleader Diali Cissokho chose the name “Kaira Ba” (meaning “The Great Peace”) because it elegantly reflects a core value that he and his band aim to express when they perform.
Cissokho comes from a long line of prominent hereditary griots – people who are entrusted to maintain a West African village’s genealogies and important ceremonial affairs through song. But he is much more than a preservationist. Cissokho and his band effortlessly integrate the traditional sounds of the kora, the 22-stringed bridge-harp, with a modern rush of electric guitar and an exuberant rhythm section.
The full 6-piece band is composed of Senegalese artist Diali Keba Cissokho (vocals and kora), and North Carolina artists Jason Lentz (electric guitar), Peter Kimosh (bass), Joe MacPhail (keyboards), Austin McCall (drums), and Will Ridenour (percussion).
In all its work, Kaira Ba is committed to sharing its story and music in the name of cross-cultural learning, believing that music has the power to transgress borders and serve as an important resource for education, restoration and healing.
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The Levitt AMP Shenandoah Junction Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together. Learn more at levitt.org.
Each year, the Levitt Foundation supports our community with a $30,000 matching grant. This means an additional $30,000 is raised to bring this concert series to life. Jefferson County Parks and Recreation is proud to support building community at the AMP, but we could not do it without supporters like the Levitt Foundation, as well as our presenting sponsor, Skinner Accident and Injury Lawyers, Featured Sponsor, Jefferson Security Bank, Supporting sponsors, Ace Garage Doors, Shenandoah Planing Mill, our contributing sponsors and donations from people like you!
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