SPL: Siama's Congo Music

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
July 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Siama and Dallas are bringing fun Congolese music to Stillwater! Everyone?will be encouraged to sing along in Kikongo, Lingala and English while hearing fun stories that bring Siama's rural Bas Congo childhood to life. This is a rare opportunity to be immersed in happy African music in your local library so don't miss it!?Siama sings and plays acoustic guitar, balafon (marimba) and mbira (thumb piano) while Dallas sings,?plays shaker, narrates the songs and encourages everyone to sing along in Kikongo, Lingala and English.?

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Families will be experience music from the heart of Afirica and be exposed to different instruments.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Music lovers of all ages enjoyed a delightful African music performance by Siama and Dallas. One attendee remarked that she hadn't heard such excellent storytelling since she was a student in the 1940s. There were several requests to have this playful pair again.

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200