SATURDAY 15 |Part African, part Brazilian, 100% percussion and all-woman: Bloco Malagasy, from Southern Madagascar, beat their drums – quite literally – in the name of women’s rights. These 60 percussionists from impoverished backgrounds, here to workshop with their Southeast Asian counterparts, merge Brazilian and Malagasy rhythms to create an entirely new musical beast.
WHO: Bloco Malagasy
WHAT: All-girl percussion show
WHERE: Doors, Street 84 & 47
WHEN: 8pm March 15
WHY: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away” – Henry David Thoreau