The Yelemani Trio from Ghent invites rising star and young Burkinese dance talent Luc Sarnou for a first collaboration. A contemporary meeting between musicians and a dancer where creation and communication are central. They present a full evening new work after a short residence in De Centrale.
The music of Yelemani draws from several Burkinese traditions, but also from Jazz, impro, rock, psychedelica and electronic music. Result: an exotic sound adventure where dialogue, creation and positive energy are central ...
We start with a dance demonstration by Raoul Anani Ayitevi and his students;  Raoul Anani Ayitevi grew up in Togo and Benin, in a family where many famous dancers and musicians came from. He studied the traditional dances of Benin (Yoruba and Fon) where religious rites and spiritual customs are never far away.
Subsequent, DJ Afrikali will play recordings from his phenomenal record collection, which he largely collected in West Africa, an authentic and extremely danceable DJ set ...