Midwest Mandeng 2017
C-U West African Drum & Dance Collective presents Midwest Mandeng--a full weekend of dancing, drumming, partying, shopping, and community building. This year the festival will take place October 13-15 at our favorite Urbana venue, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts right on the University of Illinois campus!
More details about registration, festival activities, housing, travel, etc. will be announced as planning develops.
Preliminary Schedule of Events
***Subject to change***
Classes will take place at the
Krannert Center
In DRK on the Production Level of the facility
Friday, October 13
12:30-2:00pm-- Malian Dance with Djeneba Sako
2:15-3:45-- Guinean Djembe & Dundun with Mangue Sylla
**4:30-5:15-- Free Drum and Dance Demonstration at the Urbana Free Library (210 W. Green St., Urbana)
5:30-7:00-- Guinean Dance with Youssouf Koumbassa
7:15-8:45--Guinean Djembe with Bolokada Conde
Saturday, October 14
9:30-11:00-- Malian Djembe with Moussa Traore
11:15-12:45-- Guinean Dance with Marietou Camara
1:00-2:30-- Guinean Djembe with Bolokada Conde
2:45-4:15--Malian Dance with Djeneba Sako
4:30-6:00-- Guinean Djembe & Dundun with Mangue Sylla
6:15-7:45-- Guinean Dance with Youssouf Koumbassa
**9-11:30-- Dundunba Party at Pizza M!!!! (208 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Sunday, October 15
9:30-11:00-- Guinean Djembe with Bolokada Conde
11:15-12:45--Malian Dance with Djeneba Sako
1:00-2:30-- Guinean Dundun with Abass Camara
2:45-4:15-- Guinean Dance with Marietou Camara
4:30-6:00-- Malian Djembe with Moussa Traore
6:15-7:45-- Guinean Dance with Youssouf Koumbassa