**Dunuya's music is now available on the Kalamazoo Community Rhythm Project, Vol. 1. Pick up your copy at the People's Food Co-op, Terrapin, Shamanic Vine, the Smartshop, or from cdbaby.com. It features a lot of great percussionists from the Kalamazoo community, as well as several core Dunuya pieces.
Dunuya Drum and Dance is a global drumming collective presenting music of (West) Africa and the Diaspora (including Cuba, the Caribbean, North Africa, and Brazil). The fundamental mission of the group is to manifest spirit in community through sacred public performance. Our goal is to create an environment of healing and celebration for people from vast socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and age demographics. Furthermore, the fundamental guiding principle of the group is that art should be accessible, affordable, and available to everyone. We strive to work with agencies and venues that share in this vision.
A central attribute of our shows is the opportunity for audience interaction, be it through singing, dancing, or playing instruments right along with us. As such, our shows reach audience members of all ages, and make for a rare opportunity for families and community to come together.
Dunuya performances emphasize respectful scholarship, immersion, and proficiency of the musical literature we present. Group members have traveled to many regions in Central and West Africa, Brazil, and Latin/Central America to study these rich cultural traditions. Each member is committed to their own musical and artistic growth and development, coupled with a passion to share and teach these traditions to others. As such, we each continue to train and study with master musicians and dancers within traveling distance of our home-base here in Kalamazoo and abroad.
Music Freedom Day is March 3 - Learn more at FreeMuse. org
WIDR World will have a special broadcast Sunday, March 2nd about musicians whose voices have been challenged over the years, featuring a special interview with Moh Alileche, a North African musician dedicated to the preservation of the Imazighen language and culture.
Visit the WIDR World Website for more info, podcasts, etc...
Check out the new CD featuring Dunuya, entitled The Kalamazoo Community Rhythm Project. Now available at cdbaby.com, the Smartshop, People's Food Co-op and Shamanic Vine--or at live shows
