Boka Marimba at Winter Light Festival SoundsTruckNW Stage
Free
Boka plays at the Sounds Truck NW stage. Join us for some fun music, dancing, and LIGHTS!
About Boka Marimba
Boka Marimba is a ten-member dance band that plays exhilarating, positive-energy music from Zimbabwe and other areas of southeastern Africa. The music is in the Shona style: Melodic themes and variations layered in polyrhythmic, cyclic patterns. People, on hearing this music for the first time, have often described the feeling as one of coming home. Some have spoken of dancing for the first time in their lives, or for the first time ever out of the privacy of their living rooms. People of all ages respond with enthusiasm and delight. At one outdoor festival, an elderly gentleman came up and said, "This was some of the best entertainment of my life. I tried to stay seated, but finally had to get up and dance."
The band's instrumentation consists of seven marimbas (two sopranos, one alto, two tenors, a baritone, and a bass), gourd shakers called hosho, mbira ("thumb piano"), and drums. The songs are sung in the Shona language.
https://bokamarimba.com/About SoundsTruck NW
During the pandemic, SoundsTruck NW Founder and Director Yoko Greeney reimagined the concert experience for maximum flexibility, resiliency, and access. The result is a movable venue that allows for invigorating and connective performances while social distancing outdoors. The beautiful and durable stage trailer and truck combination situates in any drivable location. With its high level of innovation, SoundsTruck NW expands the arena for both audiences and culturemakers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
SoundsTruck NW supports the health, wellbeing, and vibrancy of communities by bringing live ensemble music and family-oriented programming into neighborhoods, nature, and institutions. Utilizing its unique mobile stage, SoundsTruck NW increases access and connection to the arts with priority given to underserved areas.
https://www.soundstrucknw.org/