Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop comes from over a thousand years of unbroken griot lineage: the prestigious and hereditary wisdom-holders, historians, poets, and healers of their culture. His percussion-forward global music ensemble, a unique combination of West African and Western instruments, creates a conversation between tradition and modernity, east and west, and acoustic and electric that interweaves the griot storytelling traditions from thousands of years with rock and jazz influences. This event is part of BYU's Homecoming Week and will celebrate the ways in which music, history-keeping, and storytelling help us to Light the Way Forward.
October 17 Friday, 7:30 p.m.
CONCERT HALL (MB) $12–42