Billy Wooten
P.O.Box 88195
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-293-6893
Xylobi@iquest.net
Passport to America
Multi-Cultural Workshops for Schools and the Community explores the role music
plays in the lives of various cultures and how they created instruments and music. A performance of various musical styles through the sounds of Vibes/ Piano/ Steel Drum, Flute, Sax, Bass and Percussion is incorporated with the workshop. Active audience participation is encouraged throughout the workshop and performance. Students learn how to create musical instruments via recycling materials found at home and create basic musical compositions utilizing Math, Nature Sounds, Vocalese.
Students that play realtime instruments are encouraged to bring their instruments to the workshop and follow-up concert.
The Multi-Cultural Concert Performance
features
The Vida Bole Afro-Cuban
World Music Ensemble
Instrumentation:Vibes/ Piano/ Steel Drum, Flute/Sax, Bass,3 Latin Percussionists, Trombone, Baritone Sax, Trumpet and Vocals