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Songs of the Moon - DCMA goes to the Comoros!
Moroni, Comoros
January 10-21, 2009
This
project is supported by UNESCO and funded by the Japanese Government
within the framework of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The aims id to safeguard
traditional Swahili music in the Indian Ocean Region through providing
opportunities for local musicians of the region to learn from each other,
thus initiating a intercultural and intergenerational dialog. Planned is a
total of three exchange visits between teachers and students of the DCMA
with musicians from the Comoros. The 2 following exchange visits are
planned for later this year
In this first exchange visit DCMA sends the four members to the Comoros to hold a 10 day workshop in Moroni. Traveling for DCMA are as teachers Mohammed Issa (Matona) Haji (Oud), Mohammed Othman (violin) and Fadhil Mohammed (percussion) as well as the bass guitar player and member of the Board of Trustees/Artisitic Committee Adel Dabo. The Comorian group is headed by the well-known musician Boina Risiki and Chihabiddine Said Abdallah, director of the radio station Studio 1, where the workshop will take place.
About 10 musicians are expected to participate in the workshop which will focus on practical training in Oud, Violin, Percussion, Kudumbak & Taarab. A joint concert on January 20th at the French Cultural Center in Moroni will mark the end of this visit.