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New York Times, Concert Pick >>
BONGA, INTERNATIONAL GARIFUNA BAND, Satalla, 37 West 26th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-1155. The civil wars that tore Angola apart left famine and unexploded mines. They also left music that mixes sorrow and sweetness with a danceable lilt: the semba, an Angolan relative of the Afro-Brazilian samba. Bonga, whose thoughtful, husky voice carries tidings of peace, hope and history, has been one of Angola's most important musicians since the 1970's. The International Garifuna Band plays punta rock — the peppy, bouncy beat from Honduras and Belize that has most of Central America dancing — along with more traditional punta and other dance beats like paranda and waranagua; one member plays turtle shells. Both shows are part of the weeklond Africa Mondo festival at Satalla. Sunday night, the International Garifuna Band performs at 8 and Bonga performs at 10:30; in between, at 9, is Cheikh Tarou Mbaye and Sing Sing, which performs drumming and dances from Senegal. Admission is $20 for Bonga, $15 for the 8 and 9 p.m. shows and $27.50 for the whole night (Pareles).
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