Out in the Mountains

 

A unique and diversified experience
awaits those planning to attend the April
5tl1 show of Matrix and the Kwanzaa Per-
cussion Ensemble. These two well loved
and highly contrasted all-women Vennont
performing groups will bring to the audi-
ence an unusual multi-media and cross-
cultural production drawing from many
comers of the world as well as from the rich
experiences of women’s lives.

Matrix, a nine member ensemble from
central Vermont, has been performing
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Kanzaa (top) and Matrix (bottom) will perform together at Burlington ‘s

Contois Audtorium on April 5, 1991 .

Europe for nearly a decade. Matrix per-
forms the hauntingly beautiful a cappella
songs of rural village women who have
passed on their music via an oral tradition.
Matrix also brings to its audience the lively
dances and offbeat instrumental pieces of
the Balkans.

The music performed by Matrix sings
of women’s lives. Many of the pieces were
traditionally sung at rituals, celebrations,
and at work in the fields. The music ranges
from songs so ancient they retain their
pagan roots to more contemporary rendi-
tions of village
pieces.

Kwanzaa Per-
cussion Ensemble, a
Vermont-based
women’s percussion
group, brings an en-
tirely different feel-
ing to the evening
with its upbeat and
dynamic perform-
ance of African song,
dance, and percus-
sion. Kwanzaa is
dedicated to building
bridges between cul-
turally diverse com-
munities, sharing
music, song and
dance from indige-
nous societies, par-
ticularly African.

Kwanzaa will
perform traditional
works from Cuba and
Haiti as well, along
with contemporary
women’s pieces and
original creations of
the band. A slide
show of women of the

 

world will accompany the live music and
women’s writings.

Both groups will appear together at a
benefit concert on April 5, 1991, at 8:00
p.m., at Contois Auditorium at City Hall in
Burlington. Tickets may be purchased in
advance at the Peace & Justice Center or
through the Women’s Council in Burling-
ton. Tickets may also be purchased at the
door on the night of the show.

The performance is being sponsored
by the Burlington Women’s Council. All
proceeds will go to the Kwanzaa Education
Fund. The suggested donation is $5-$15.
For more information call the Women’s
Council at 658-9300 or Yiota Ahladas at
658-5126. The event is wheelchair acces-
sible.

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