Sidi Goma

May 09, 2009 08:00 pm

Tickets: $25/$12.50 for Bride Members

+ 6:30pm pre-show conversation with special guest TBA. Free and Open to the Public.

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Discover the joyful and exuberant devotional music and dance of the hidden and mysterious community of Sidi African-Indians from Gujarat, India. The Sidis of Gujarat are a tribal Sufi community of East African origin that came to India eight centuries ago and made Gujarat their home. They carried with them their exceptionally rich musical tradition and kept it alive and flourishing through the generations, unknown to the rest of the world. Their native African music styles, melodic and rhythmic structures, lyrics, and musical instruments have mingled with local influences to form this unique symbolic representation of African-Indian-ness.

Additional support provided by the South Asia Center and the African Studies Center.

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Outstanding… mesmerizing, remarkable, interesting, enjoyable… and fun