“I lost the bet, but Karole knew 20 others that I didn’t know, and we realized it would be possible,” Chatham said. “But I didn’t feel ready. I knew I could get 100 guitarists together and just play ‘Louie Louie’ and everybody would love it, but I really wanted to do something that made use of the sonority that only 100 electric guitars can get.”. In the late 1980s, Chatham was married to a French dancer he had met while touring as a musician and composer with Armitage’s dance company, and he decided to relocate with her to Paris. Working with producer Francis Falceto (best known as an evangelist for the riches of Ethiopian music), he premiered his first 100-guitar composition “An Angel Moves Too Fast to See” in Lyon in 1989.

Sharing the traditions is important because they are often forgotten by descendants of slaves, according to Hames’ daughter, Joyel, “Ultimately the goal of Akoma is to bridge the gap back to Africa,” Joyel Hames said, “We were Africans before slavery, we’re Africans after slavery.”, Akoma also seeks to unify the entire community and often invites groups school bag made of fabric ballet shoes blue of other ethnic or cultural backgrounds for celebrations throughout the year, including Thanksgiving and Kwanzaa..

Parking is available at the North Locust Street Garage next to the Lesher Center (entrance is accessible only from California Boulevard) for all-day parking; a flat rate of $3 will cover parking for the entire day. In addition to Chevron, this year’s sponsors include the City of Walnut Creek, KGO Radio, the Contra Costa Times and Diablo Magazine. Rose is an internationally published award-winning author of bestselling children’s books. Her books have twice won the NAPPA Gold Award and been named to the New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.

Beading With Yolanda: 4-5 p.m, June 18, Youth ages 12-17 can make a bead necklace or bracelet with Yolanda, Register by 4 p.m, June 17, Book Bites: 4-5 p.m, July school bag made of fabric ballet shoes blue 9, Students in grades 6-12 can same a wide selection of books and record their impressions on the Book Bites Placemat, Refreshments follow, Register by July 1, Teen Advisory Group: 7-8 p.m, June 6, Teens are invited, Call 925-673-0659, Clayton Library Book Club: 7-9 p.m, on the second Mondays is open to interested adults, Sunny Solomon leads the discussion June 9, on “The Various Flavors of Coffee” by Anthony Capella..

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