Boka Halat
www.tradarts.org/boka.htm
Boka Halat is a dance and concert band originally created by Roger Watson of TAPS and Musa Mboob from the Gambia in 1999..

The name means ‘Mutual Inspiration' in the Wolof language of Gambia/Senegal. The band has developed to include UK-resident musicians from other cultural backgrounds which means each time you hear them the influence and accent are different, making them one of the most exciting roots music bands around.

Many band members are vocalists, as well as instrumentalists, contributing melodic and harmonic styles from England and West Africa. Great to dance to, or to listen to!

Roger Watson, as caller, leads traditional English set dance figures which are blended with rhythms from African and Asian sources, encouraging body movement not usually associated with this kind of dancing!

They will also be leading a workshop which will explain the way they work with dance and be writing some dances to be used later in the evening.

Website

www.tradarts.org/boka.htm