Events

From April 30 to May 5, 2024 Worlds of Music is hosting a series of school visits and free public programs with Qwanqwa, an improvisatory music group from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Public events are: Friday, May 4, 2024 at 12:45PM at the Senior Center, 671 W. Fetterman St., Buffalo, Wyoming; and Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00PM at Un'WINE'd, Northside Creek, Buffalo, Wyoming.

Qwanqwa's members seek to extend the range of Ethiopian traditional musics through work that recognizes and honors musical influences from Ethiopia's history and from other music cultures. The members of Qwanqwa are: Selamnesh Zemene Taye, who sings in the azmari improvisational vocal tradition; Endres Hassen Ahmed who plays masinko, a single stringed bowed lute somewhat like a fiddle; Misale Legesse Muleta who plays kebero, a double headed goat skin hand drum; Anteneh Teklemariam Barago who plays bass krar, a five or six stringed lyre; and Kaethe Hostetter, who plays five string electric violin.

WOM continues to sponsor the Buffalo steel drum group Pan Buffalo, a Trinidadian style steel band that meets each Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30PM at the Union Congregational Church, 122 East Bennett Street, Buffalo, Wyoming.  The group is open to people of all ages and musical backgrounds at no charge to participants.  Pan was traditionally learned by ear with no written music.  While we focus on continuing this oral tradition, we also provide notation to those who learn by reading music.  For more information on playing steel drum, please call David at 307-217-2812. 

These Worlds of Music events are free & open to the public.

For information, please call David Romtvedt: 307-217-2812.