Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Westminster College will host a performance by One World Tribe Friday, June 23, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Musicians and dancers from Jamaica, Kenya, West Africa, and Puerto-Rico will perform numbers from reggae, soul, hip hop, funk, Jazz, African pop, Latin and salsa. A variety of instruments including bass, percussion, keyboards, djembe, guitar, congas, and drums make up the ensemble, and is complemented by several vocal members and dancers.
Kennedy Thompson, creator of this multicultural group, spent years selecting the players for One World Tribe to play the varied styles of music he enjoyed. He also wanted a group created on the premise of bringing together musicians of various racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to break down social and racial barriers.
Twenty-three Campbell (OH) High School students spent two weeks enjoying seminars and rehearsals with One World Tribe, and will join them in this production. While on the campus of Westminster College, students of the Resch Foundation's Performing Arts Camp listened to lectures by artist filmmaker, Billy Jackson. Michael Slane, an assistant instructor of theatre at Westminster who specializes in scenic design and technical applications, and Cynthia Snodgrass Jones, adjunct faculty of theatre, who specializes in performance and coordinated this camp, also taught seminars at this camp.
The performance is free and open to the public. Contact Jones at (724) 946-7243 or e-mail jonescs@westminster.edu for more information.
