June 6, 2007
Drumming for Support: Mosquito Bednets for Malaria-Ravaged Africa
See story on fundraising drive
| Faso Baara Performs at UC Davis Fundraiser |
Donating their talents at the UC Davis fundraiser to purchase life-saving mosquito bednets for malaria-ravaged Africa was Faso Baara of Davis. Formed in 2000 by master dancer and drummer Mamodou Sow of Davis, the group of international entertainers has roots in Senegal, Turkey, Brazil, Iran, Uruguay and America.
Sow, professionally trained in his native country of Senegal, West Africa, studied and trained in dance, drum and stilt-walking at the Ecole des Arts, Dakar, Senegal.
Akif Eskalen, a Davis resident of Turkish descent, plays djun, djembe and suruba with the group. Djembe players include two Americans Rick Moore of Woodland and Shannon Lynch of Davis; Frenchman Florent Trouillas of Davis; Brazlilian Marco Lemes of Davis; Iranian Saeed Khazaie of Davis; Uruguyan Jose Ignacio Zambra of Davis. See Faso Baara Web site. |
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| Fally Saydi of Faso Baara performs with passion. |
Mamodou Sow, master drummer and leader of Faso Baara. |
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| Shannon Lynch of Faso Baara keeps the drums rolling. |
Late afternoon sun spotlights Rick Moore of Faso Baara.
(Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey) |
Contact:
Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications
UC Mosquito Research Program
Department of Entomology
396 Briggs Hall
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 754-6894
E-mail: kegarvey@ucdavis.edu
