Drumming ensemble Kalfou bringing world rhythems to Warren

Common Fence Music and Hope & Main will be presenting drumming ensemble Kalfou on from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at Hope & Main’s Schoolyard Market, 691 Main St., Warren, R.I. 

Led by internationally-educated percussionist Kera Washington, Kalfou bridges cultures, generations, and continents with captivating rhythm and song of the African-diaspora.

Reconnecting Haitian music, Jamaican roots reggae, Afro-Brazilian samba, Afro-Cuban son, West African highlife, and African American spirituals, blues, jazz and neo soul, Kalfou honors its influences while creating an original sound. For more information about Kalfou, please visit http://www.zilimisik.com/html/.

This performance is the second in a series of free events hosted by the partnering organizations. The series is held every 2nd-to-last Sunday of the month, June through September 2019. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., while live music and activities will be presented from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The series features a diverse range of talented acts from Rhode Island and Massachusetts alongside Hope & Main’s eclectic array of member businesses, local farmers and artisans. Adults are invited to enjoy brunch beverages in the beer garden while kids build their own instruments in the family craft tent. With outdoor games and delicious fresh food, this monthly series offers a fun and enriching Sunday morning experience to attendees of all ages.

Also performing is the Barrington-based teen ensemble The B-Town 5. While individually gifted, these four friends love inspiring audiences with the collaborative group dynamic they bring to small combo jazz. Mining the standards while staying on the

For more information about the Common Fence Music concert series, please visit https://www.commonfencemusic.org/. More information about the Hope & Main Schoolyard Market is available at https://makefoodyourbusiness.org/markets/.