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UAS presented Saturday Night Bands
Featuring International Bands - Spring 2007!
Gballoi - African Drum & Dance
Saturday, January 27th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
(Also FREE - Learn to play authentic African instruments & perform traditional African dances)
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A group of friends who had grown
up together formed the Gballoi in
1990 in Ghana.
Before coming to
Troy, NY in 2000; they performed throughout Ghana in local clubs as
well as music performance centers.
They came to the United States as members of Odadaa, a traditional
African drum and dance group,
which they continue to perform
with.
Gballoi has also performed in Canada, France, Italy, England and across the United States. Gballoi performs traditional and
contemporary African music,
Caribbean music, as well as a wide variety of musical styles. |
THE MUSICIANS:
Zorkie Nelson - guitar
Benjamin Apang - keyboards
David Nonoo - bass
Robert Nonoo - drums |
TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS:
Each member of Gballoi also plays one or more of the following:
Gome
Obonu
Adaranta
Koalogo Drum
Osama
Atupai
Atentenben
Brekete
Odono |
Mundo Nuevo - Salsa Music
Saturday, February 10th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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Albany's dynamic, traditional Cuban / Puerto Rican ensemble will perform
Salsa music during dining in the
Campus Center Commons. |
Robanic Reggae Band
Saturday, March 3rd
Campus Center Commons
5:30 - 7:30 PM
FREE
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The only authentic reggae band in upstate New York, Robanic plays a
wide and colorful range of Caribbean
music; including old-school reggae, traditional rock-steady, ska, calypso,
contemporary lovers rock, as well as
the hottest new dance-hall sound from
Jamaica. The four-member ensemble is
made up of talented musicians with
decades of experience.
www.robanicreggaeband.com
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Geo and the Komrades - Irish Pub Music
Saturday, March 17th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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Geo & the Komrades are an
established music act based in Albany,
New York. Led by vocalist/bassist Geo Doody, the group is comprised of professional musicians who have
worked together continuously for the
past 15 years, playing a wide range
of venues from clubs, resorts, and private functions, to outdoor festivals and civic events.
With a state-of-the-art sound and light system, the band plays a high energy rock and dance mix appealing to their diverse audience.
www.geomusicnow.com
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Sonny & Perley
Saturday, March 24th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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"Their three CD releases "Love Dance" 1996, "East of the Sun" 1999 and "Let It Happen" 2004, have generated international air play and received critical acclaim. It is in live performance; however, where Sonny and Perley truly shine. Throughout New York, New England and in Europe, the duo has captivated audiences with their spontaneity, warmth, musical honesty and broad repertoire."
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Sonny & Perley |
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Allegria - Flamenco & Spanish Music
Saturday, April 14th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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"Maria Zemantauski is one of the
world's few heralded female flamenco guitarists, and one of even fewer
female flamenco composers. She has performed in Spain and across the continental United States to great acclaim. Her albums, "Mrs. Laughinghouse" (1997), "Seeing Red" (2000) and "Under the Lemon Tree" ((2005), have received stellar reviews from Flamenco Connection, Dirty Linen
and music critics around the world. In May, 2004, Maria marked her premier performance in Sarzana, Italy, where
she was invited to represent the
United States at the 7th International Acoustic Guitar Summit."
"Maria's programs are a dynamic blend
of artistic freedom, innovation and tradition. While she believes that the expressive possibilities of the guitar
are limitless, she feels that the indigenous voice of her instrument is found within the flamenco art form.
She has claimed this genre of music
as her own with passion, confidence
and grace."
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Maria Zemantauski - lead flamenco guitarist |
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Nicole Peyrafitte - Poet, Vocalist & French Artist
(Voted Best Performance Artist of the Capital Region 2005)
Saturday, April 28th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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Multimedia performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte was born in Luchon (French Pyrenees). She considers each step of her work an attempt to fulfill her compulsion to learn through a process of immersion that generates performances incorporating voice / paintings / videos / writing & often cooking.
Peyrafitte performs locally, nationally and in Europe.
www.nicolepeyrafitte.com |
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Cinco de Mayo - DJ - Latin & Salsa Music
Saturday, May 5th
Campus Center Commons
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FREE
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