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Master Drumming in the Valley |
 Gye Nyame Ensemble
Master Drumming & Dancing from Ghana
The Lincoln Theatre
Mount Vernon, Washington
May 30, 2008
by Patricia Herlevi
Gye Nyame Ensemble ignited its first set with "Bambaya." Perhaps an explosion of drums or carnival experience could best describe the powerful polyrhythms unleashed from Gye Nyame Ensemble's drums. Certainly adjectives such as colorful, vibrant, electric and dance-inducing would hit the mark for the Ghanaian drummers and dancers' performance. When these performers took over the Lincoln theatre stage with their thunderous beats, and spectacular West African dancing, the assembled audience enjoyed a rare treat for this region of Washington State, which unlike Seattle does not boast a large West ...
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