Name: The Power of Balafon: Balla Kouyaté and Mamadou Diabaté
Start: 2025-12-04T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Claremont Creative Center

Mamadou Diabaté

Balla Kouyaté

The Power of Balafon: Balla Kouyaté and Mamadou Diabaté

WCCMA was founded in 2008 as the Summer Concert Series at Union Church as an organization presenting outstanding musical performers. In the fall of 2011 SCSUC official adopted the identity of the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts and expanded to include music and arts programs. Workshops are available in a variety of disciplines, and are offered for the general public and/or youth. We are committed to improving access to the arts by offering programs with no admission charge so that no one is excluded from participating based on financial factors.WCCMA provides professional perfomances and arts education; much of it with admission by optional donation. Programs are offered for youth and the general public of all experience levels.

West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts

Balla Kouyaté and Mamadou Diabaté’s new collaborative project makes the impossible possible!

Claremont Creative Center

2025

2025 Events at West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts & Claremont Creative Center

<p>Renowned award-winning percussionists/multi-instrumentalists Balla Kouyaté and Mamadou Diabaté’s new collaborative project makes the impossible possible! join us for an intimate small ensemble - the first performance of these new works.</p><p>Representing two powerhouse African balafon family legacies, this is the first time ever that the two differently tuned African balafons - one from Burkina Faso and one from Mali - are able to perform together in harmony. Kouyaté has built a special instrument so that the scales of the two instruments are no longer in dissonance, allowing the two virtuosos to compose and perform together in tandem. The high-energy and innovative musicianship of the two artists creates an uplighting and energetic audience experience. They are both highly skilled leaders of workshops for all ages, including at the University and Higher-Education level. The performances can be for as small as duo, or as large as a full band of 8-10 people, depending on budget and logistics.</p>

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