Traditional West African Singing

Start date: 13 November 2024
Day: Wednesday
Course length: 6 Week Course
Time: 20:30 to 21:30

Course code: BD27

Full fee: £54.00 | Over 65s: £48.60 | Benefit: £43.74

Tutor: Batch Gueye


Courses description

Weekly Singing workshop with Senegalese Chanting Master Batch Gueye.

In this course we will sing the spiritual songs of the Senegalese Baye Fall people and traditional Griot songs from Senegal, Gambia and Mali, West Africa. Batch Gueye leads us to connect to our voice, to our heart and what the people need around us. In this way, singing is a form of prayer, teaching us to be kind and understanding. Open to everyone, we will harmonise, learn about our voices and feel what is inside of us.

Baye Fall - Senegalese Mouride collective whose role is to encourage people, bring people together, have kind ears to listen, work hard and remain humble. They often hold chanting ceremonies and feed their communities.

Griot - A griot is a West African storyteller, singer, musician, and oral historian.

Please bring a scarf to sessions. For some spiritual songs, it is a sign of respect for women to cover their hair.

 

Please be aware that there will not be a session on Wednesday 13th November, this course is starting one week earlier during October half term.

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