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Ajoyo at Virginia Arts Festival at Attucks Theatre
Courtesy of Alli Focke | Posted on November 9, 2017
Where
Attucks Theatre
Virginia Arts Festival
1010 Church St
Norfolk, VA
Map
(757) 664-6464
When
Wed, May 9, 2018
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Ajoyo
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
AJOYO is the vision of multi-reed player Yacine Boularès, a mystic brew blending African tradition, jazz and soul. More than music, it's a joyful ceremony, a fuller experience bringing musicians and audience close together. With horns, voice, bell and bass interwoven like the fabric of a ceremonial dress, AJOYO is jazz that speaks the language of the talking drum with a New York accent.
Originally from Tunisia in North Africa (by way of Paris), Yacine Boularès has played sax, composed and arranged music for and with artists from Cameroon, Haiti, and beyond; the AJOYO ensemble originated in these encounters and influences...