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Pablo Batista's El Viaje (the Journey) at Temple Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of Mari Kraske | Posted on June 15, 2016
Where
Temple Performing Arts Center
1837 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 204-9860
When
Sat, June 25, 2016
8:00 pm
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On June 25 and 26, 2016 percussionist Pablo Batista will lead the premiere performance of El Viaje (The Journey), an extended work in music, dance, sound and light. El Viaje tells the story of forced emigration from Africa to the Americas, and how spiritual and cultural resilience ultimately enabled slaves to adapt and re-establish themselves with dignity in diaspora.
Combining Afro-Cuban bata drumming and chant with elements from European classical, jazz and blues, R & B, funk and salsa, El Viaje reflects the journey of captive African cultures as they were blended and transformed in into Afro-Caribbean culture over five centuries. ...