SONIC SAFARI with SONGS OF AFRICA: A FREE CONCERT! Danforth University Center @ Washington University, St. Louis, Tues., Dec. 15, 2015, 7:30PM

"Sonic Safari" is a concert of songs from around Africa. Songs with the universal themes of peace, reflection, celebration and community building. In meditation on greater peace and empathy around the world, the concert will begin with reflective chants from the Shamaye and Obamba forest peoples of Gabon. Of course, in celebration of this season of lights, charity and joy the concert will continue with a variety of songs from Kenya, Namibia, Ghana, Botswana, Benin, Cameroon, the Congos, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and from other regions of Africa. Some songs are communal and interactive, often inviting the audience to join in celebrating the joys of the holiday season.

Danforth University Center Washington University in St. Louis Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:30PM      Admission: FREE! Songs of Africa Ensemble  Songs of Africa Ensemble, a multicultural and  eclectic group of highly trained musicians promoting   new genres of choral music from around Africa  and its diaspora. Songs teach about Africa’s  music, its peoples, languages and cultures and   create opportunities for  incorporating new styles of African- descent music into  modern choral repertory.     A majority of the songs are drawn from Songs of Africa:  22 Pieces for Mixed Voices, the choral collection  published by Oxford University Press, but often   including a lot more songs yet to be published! Songs of Africa Ensemble is a community outreach and partnership program of the African Musical Arts organization. To book the group or  get involved please call our office 314-652-6800 at  GRAND CENTER. Visit Songs of Africa Ensemble  online at www.songsofafrica.org.  African Musical Arts 3547 Olive Street, Suite 110 St. Louis, Missouri 63103 Phone: 314-652-6800