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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Halalisa Singers: It Takes a Village\nEvent Url: ht
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 _Village\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-01-22\nEvent Date End: 2011-01-22\n\nThe 
 28+ voices of Lexington's Halalisa Singers invite all members of the globa
 l village (this means you!) to celebrate friendship\, community\, and coop
 eration in song. The world music ensemble's winter concerts on Jan. 22-23 
 in Lexington and Acton call up cozy images of togetherness to beat back th
 e winter blues. Whether working\, playing\, or dancing\, the music offers 
 uplifting reminders of connection and unity. The program's cornerstone is 
 Ben Allaway's song cycle\, &ldquo\;Bandari: Inside These Walls.&rdquo\;  B
 andari is the poetical rendering of the phrase banda la amani or 'house of
  peace.' Be it a church\, temple\, community center\, or family home\, eve
 ry community has such a place\, where people gather to celebrate\, work ou
 t problems\, and find a renewed sense of purpose. The inspiration\, style\
 , and language of &ldquo\;Bandari&rdquo\; come from African-Caribbean caly
 pso\, Kenyan children's songs\, East African dialect\, Masai/Swahili text\
 , and South African Freedom songs. Allaway wrote it after his experiences 
 in Africa\, where he &ldquo\;found that singing was used in tribal society
  to settle conflicts\, arguments and other disputes between individuals\, 
 families\, or entire tribes.&rdquo\;  The program also features Joan Szymk
 o's African-style piece &ldquo\;It Takes a Village\,&rdquo\; the Glee arra
 ngement of Bill Withers' &ldquo\;Lean on Me\,&rdquo\; Nick Page's arrangem
 ent of the Romani dance &ldquo\;Niska Banja\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;We Are O
 ne&rdquo\; by Sweet Honey in the Rock's Ysaye Barnwell. A beautiful\, ethe
 real flute line overlays the melody in Neil Ginsburg's arrangement of  the
  traditional &ldquo\;Hine Ma Tov.&rdquo\; The chorus imitates a Gamelan en
 semble in Budi Susanto Yohanes' version of the Balinese dance &ldquo\;Jang
 er.&rdquo\; The Irish song &ldquo\;Rakes of Mallow&rdquo\; about the cads 
 and rascals from the town of Mallow in County Cork provides comic relief\,
  the medieval Spanish dance melody &ldquo\;Oy Es Dia de Placer&rdquo\; cel
 ebrates joie de vivre\, and the South African song &ldquo\;Babethandaza&rd
 quo\; gets a spirited\, a cappella delivery. Halalisa Singers' Artistic Di
 rector Mary Neumann conducts the concert and performs on flute\, with pian
 ist Valerie Ross\, tenor Samuel Martinborough (as featured soloist in &ldq
 uo\;Bandari&rdquo\;)\, percussionists Bertram Lehmann and Matt Meyer\, and
  clarinetist Glenn Dickson. Among the artists the distinguished lineup of 
 soloists has appeared with are Samba Tremeterra\, Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
 \, Luciana Souza\, Mango Blue\, and Natraj. Come in from the cold and warm
  your heart with Halalisa's joyful celebration of international songs of c
 ommunity!\n\nStart time: 8 p.m.
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SUMMARY:Halalisa Singers: It Takes a Village
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