Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18 , 2007
African Polyphony, Vibrating Sound Anita Mahdia Daulne (Kongo/Belgium)
In the Lingala language, ¨Mayaka¨ means ¨pearl necklace¨. Each participants voice will become a pearl in a necklace contributing its unique significance to a whole in which the voices intertwine and unite. A play of voices, sounds, hisses, whistling and swinging rhythms will create a bridge connecting the African musical feeling based on everyday life in nature and the urban experience of the Western people. The lecturer will offer the participants of the weekend encounter a possibility to discover their own, perhaps surprising, means of vocal expression and to experience joyful, energetic and emotional music in which everybody is both a soloist and a part of a choirs of many voices. The workshop is open to all who wish, need and have the courage to sing regardless of their experience.
Born in Kongo, Anita Mahdia Daulne is a founding member of the world-renowned vocal ensemble Zap Mama. For many years, she has studied African musical traditions, especially Pygmy, Budu, Zulu and other tribes´ singing. She strives to bring the African heritage to the the Western world.
More information on Anita Mahdia Daulne can be found in the Lecturers section.
On both days, the workshop starts at 10am, ends at 6pm with a lunch break and takes place at the Naboso Dance Center, Školská 12, Praha 1. Price: CZK 1900, students, seniors and persons on maternal leave: CZK 1750. The workshop is conducted in English and interpreted to Czech.
Participants from outside of Prague can use free accommodation in their own sleeping bags at the Naboso center. A shower is available.
You can register here.