Whoof! What a weekend!
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The group - IFE ILE came from Miami to grace our presence from Thursday night Aug. 31st - Sep. 2nd with workshops everyday three times per day.
The group included instructors Neri Torres, Ezequiel Torres, Yofvany Gonzalez, and Yanitzia Mizrahi.
The first night was a movie made by Lazzarro Ross, which I unfortunately couldn't make. My friends said it was really awesome, and that it would be a good one to try to snag somewhere.
Then, they came to the CU campus where they first gave a full production show on Friday night with lights, sound, costumes, dance, drum and song on stage. It was really good and reminded me of the Humboldt Afro Cuban camp's productions - though on a smaller scale.
Then, They gave workshops for the next two days on Rumba and Orisha dances, bata drumming, and Chekere. Several of us local tumberos accompanied the musicians each time they gave a dance class. They somehow recognized that I could play and let me join them every time. They were amazingly nice and open as well as being very accomplished.
Last night we ended the festival with a big 'Rumba Dance Jam'.

I met a bunch of new interested folks who may join our study group, and got re-aquainted with several of the extended parties who come and go from our Afro-Cuban local music scene.
Wow! What a great weekend!