As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

As part of the center’s programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.

Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.

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

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

Bollywood Dandiya & Garba Night 2017

Let us get together to kickoff the festive season of 2017 by tapping our Dandiya sticks and foot to the very first Dandiya & Garba - community dance festival of 2017 in our community!

For questions and additional details, please contact:

Vinod Nambiar - 309.310.9519
Leyons Philip - 309.531.9338