Addia Furtado, an actress and percussionist, develops her percussive research on the rhythms of Afro-Brazilian culture and traditional rhythms from West African countries, a region of the ancient Mandingo Empire, having already taken courses with african masters: Sekouba Oulare, Babara Bangoura, Fode Bangoura, Bolokada Conde, among others. Also trained as an actress and producer since 2003.
She is currently part of the african dance and percussion group Abayomi and the group formed by women La Clínica, which mixes percussion and African and Afro Brazilian dance with several performative elements with the woman as protagonist.
Playing For Change Announces WE ARE ONE Benefit Concert
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Los Angeles, CA, August 22, 2017 — Playing For Change, the multimedia company responsible for the popular ‘Songs Around The World’ video series, has announced it will host WE ARE ONE, a concert benefitting the Playing For Change Foundation and celebrating 10 years of positive change through music. Official partners for the event include Los Angeles’ premier […]
PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY IS A GLOBAL MUSIC EVENT DEDICATED TO BRINGING CHANGE TO THE WORLD THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC. EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME TOGETHER AS ONE TO SPREAD PEACE THROUGH MUSIC. OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, THOUSANDS OF MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS HAVE JOINED THE EFFORT, CHANGING THE WORLD ONE […]
