Tufts African Music Ensemble Concert Nov. 22

The Tufts University Department of Music presents Akpese, a concert featuring Kiniwe, Tufts African Music Ensemble directed by Nani Agbeli, in the Distler Performance Hall at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.

Nani Agbeli will lead Kiniwe in the Tufts premiere of Akpese, a type of traditional dance-drumming blended with contemporary singing that derives strong influence from Christian worship. The Agbekor Drum and Dance Society as well as Prosper Adjetey and Dominic Donkor, two visiting artists from Ghana, will also perform.

The Granoff Music Center is located at 20 Talbot Avenue on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter or call the Granoff Music Center Box Office at 617.627.3679.

– Information from Tufts University