Afro-Colombian Rythm – Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle

This workshop will provide a dynamic introduction to traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms, including Cumbia, Currulao y Mapalé. With participants using traditional Colombian instruments or any percussion instrument participants choose to bring, such as congas, cajon, maracas, djembe, etc.

Participants do not need to have any musical experience, as there will be rhythms for all musical levels and abilities. At the end of the workshop, participants will not only be able to play these rhythms, but also to sing and dance along with them. Come have a good time playing and dancing to music from the Colombian regions.

Period: 5 sessions Tuesday and Wednesday: August: 23, 24 y 30 / September 7 y 14

Time: 6:00 a 7:30 pm

Age: 13 up, for all the family.

Location: The Station community coffee house. 1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA 98144

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Meet the facilitator

Diego Coy

He is from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. He is the former musical director of “Fundacion Viva La Musica” and “Fundacion Funmusica” in Cali, Colombia where he taught Colombian folk music. He began his musical career in 1986 at the “Instituto Popular de Cultura de Armenia” in Quindio, Colombia. In 1990 he furthered his musical studies at Colombia’s Universidad del Valle in Cali. After that, Diego began his years of journey, traveling to Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru to learn the musical traditions and various wind instruments and South American percussion of native Andean cultures

Since coming to Seattle in 2003, Diego has been performing at the Seattle Folklife Festival, Washington Flute Circle, University of Washington World Series, Seattle Symphony Educational Program, Seattle Rhythm Festival, Seattle Fiestas Patrias, Seattle Sea Fair, and more. Diego has received a recording grant from the King County 4Culture Special Project and “Quinbaya Award” from Centro Cultural Hispano Americano Organization in Washington. Diego is also an active educator of Afro-Colombian drums, songs, and rhythms, which his workshops have been presented in Seattle, Tokyo and Hirosaki, Japan.