Wamidan 2010 Spring Concert Album Two
Wamidan, the College's world music ensemble, performed its spring concert Wednesday night.
Reggie Steele choreographed and joined the Wamidan dancers for Djoli, a dance from the western African nations of Mali, Guinea, Ghana, and Sierra Leone.
Reggie Steele and Greg Huey
Stella Sabina and Toshie Kazahaya entertained the audience with a series of African and Japanese tongue-twisters. Those able to recite the tongue-twisters got their pick of a prize from Sister Stella's basket.
Wamidan veteran musician and singer Brian McAfferty brings his usual energy and expertise to a dance number, along with the College instructor of Portuguese Felipe de Assis-Wilson and Sister Stella.
Emilie Revol accompanies the dancers.
Harmish Bhatt of the local Montessori school drums along with his classmates.
Sister Stella Sabina encourages her young students to enjoy the performance.
Lorelei Schmitzer-Torbert listens carefully before reciting Sister Stella's tongue-twister.
World music is good for flexibility, too.
Montessori students sing one of their numbers.
Dewayne Williams-Ray
Kelvin Burzon