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Safari
East Cultural Presentations has been delivering programs to adults and
children since 1973.
Safari East Multicultural Programs
provide a rich mix of live music, including instrumentalists, vocalists,
dancers, storytellers, slides, and narrative in a lively, interactive
format. Student participation is always included. The programs (45 –
90 minutes) are customized to audience and grade level, and are suitable
for elementary, high school and college audiences.
Classroom teachers receive curriculum packets with background information
and suggested classroom follow up activities.
Venues include:
- New York City Public Schools
– New York, NY
- London Public Schools –
London, England
- Chicago Public Schools –
Chicago, IL
- Amherst Public Schools –
Amherst, MA
- Greenburgh Public Schools
– White Plains, NY
- Greenburgh Public Library
– White Plains, NY
- Art Bank – Shelburne
Falls, MA
- First Night – Northampton,
MA
- Brattleboro Museum –
Brattleboro, VT
- New York State Museum –
Albany, NY
- Brooklyn Children’s
Museum – Brooklyn, NY
- Children’s Museum of
Manhattan – New York, NY
- Maksud Plaza – Sao
Paolo, Brazil
- Pelham Art Center –
Pelham, NY
- Prospect Park Band Shell
– Brooklyn, NY
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ROOTS OF THE BLUES
(College Program)
This 90-minute multimedia musical
program traces the roots of American Black music to Africa. The program
explores the transatlantic slave trade into the Caribbean and North America
utilizing African dance, Hip Hop dance, African storytelling American
storytelling, field hollers, auction block songs, spirituals, blues and
rhythm and blues to tell the story of the African Diaspora.
Roots of the Blues is a journey from Africa to Africa in America; with
visits to New Orleans, with its Black social clubs, richly varied musical
formats including rag time, military music, jazz, Creole music, and the
blues.
The program is designed for college students whose contemporary music
derives from these African foundations. Safari East improvises in the
explosive style and music of the blues. Roots of the Blues connects the
many styles of the Black struggle in America with the messages in Rap
and Hip Hop
Interwoven with these rich and varied musical styles is a continuous slide
show adding depth and definition to the interpretation of the blues.
ROOTS OF THE BLUES
(** Elementary/ Secondary School Program)
This exciting program traces
the roots of American Black music from African through Caribbean rhythms
and field hollers to the blues and rhythm and blues of the present day.
We celebrate New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, show how the solemn
jazz funeral opens with “Amazing Grace,” and explores in the
joyous, “When the Saints Go Marching In.” We “Hit the Road
Jack,” with everyone joining in. We explore the development of the
blues and rhythm and blues ending with a contemporary composition.
Students are invited on stage to participate in the basics of rhythm,
melody, harmony, and improvisation. The program ends with a familiar song
with the children joining the SAFARI EAST ensemble.
** Programs are customized by student population and grade level
A
TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
(college
program)
This 90-minute multimedia musical
tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King incorporates highlights from his most
powerful speeches, black classical music of the Civil Rights Era (John
Coltrane, Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Max Roach) and Gospel singing. The
program recreates the explosive environment of the 60’s, the marches,
public confrontations… the story of American Black’s claiming
their constitutional and human rights.
The tribute is designed for college students born after these explosive
times, heirs to an America changed by the sacrifices of the heroes of
the Civil Rights movement.
Safari East improvises in the explosive style and music of the period.
Sounds expressing the many injustices experienced by the oppressed Black
people of the 60’s alternate with the sensitive tones of Africa as
transformed by the dismay and hardship of the lives of American slaves.
Interwoven with the sounds of protest and change, a continuous slide show
adds dimension and continuous excitement to the chronology of the Civil
Rights struggle and Dr. King’s role. This tribute to Dr. King is
an unforgettable 90 minutes of continuous drama and music.
A
TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
(** Elementary/
Secondary School Program)
This 90-minute multimedia musical
tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King incorporates highlights from his most
powerful speeches, black classical music of the Civil Rights Era (John
Coltrane, Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Max Roach) and Gospel singing. The
program recreates the explosive environment of the 60’s, the marches,
public confrontations… the story of American Black’s claiming
their constitutional and human rights.
The tribute is designed for high school students born after these explosive
times, heirs to an America changed by the sacrifices of the heroes of
the Civil Rights movement.
Safari East improvises in the explosive style and music of the period,
connecting Hip Hop and Rap music to its roots in the sounds of protest
of the Civil Rights movement.
Sounds expressing the many injustices experienced by the oppressed Black
people of the 60’s alternate with the sensitive tones of Africa as
transformed by the dismay and hardship of the lives of American slaves.
Interwoven with the sounds of protest and change, a continuous slide show
adds dimension and continuous excitement to the chronology of the Civil
Rights struggle and Dr. King’s role. This tribute to Dr. King is
an unforgettable 90 minutes of continuous drama and music.
** Programs are customized by student population and grade level
BLUES AROUND THE WORLD
(** Elementary/ Secondary School Program)
Blues Around the World is an
imaginative, compelling program of international music which embody the
roots and spirit of the blues.
The spiritual essence of the blues is the lament of man’s suffering
and his resilient quest for freedom, peace and love. The profound beauty
of this music has had historic impact and immense popularity worldwide
bridging political, racial and religious differences. The audience is
transported on a journey that segues from America to Japan, West Africa,
North Africa, the Caribbean and Brazil.
Specifically, the pieces selected for performance exemplify both the aesthetic
and musical elements of this form employing the bent note or “blue
note,” the minor pentatonic scale, improvisation, polyrhythms and
the Grigot. The selections include The Samurai, a classical Japanese song
of the Genroku Period, After Hours, a depression era historical blues
by African American composer Avery Parrish, Marrakesh, a Berber composition
from Morocco, North Africa, and Fire Down Below or St. Thomas, a folk
melody from the Virgin Islands.
Blues Around the World is a new step forward in the cross pollenization
of international culture and movement for world peace.
** Programs are customized by student population and grade level
PROGRAM PRICES
Prices Range from $800 - $3,000
depending upon program length and number of performers. Sample programs
are offered to provide an idea of the services and ensemble makeup. Safari
East staff will visit the performance site and meet with on-site staff
to discuss grade level and audience needs. Program elements will vary
as a function of program length and ensemble size.
Sample $800 Program – 45 – 60 minutes
3 musicians
1 storyteller
Sample $1,500 Program (45-60 minutes)
4 instrumentalists
1 vocalist
storyteller
Sample $2,000 Program (90 minutes)
5 instrumenalists
1 vocalist
1 storyteller
1 African Dancer
1 Hip Hop Dancer
Sample $3,000 Program (90 minutes)
5 instrumenalists
1 vocalist
1 storyteller
African Dance ensemble
African instrumental demonstration
All program prices include:
cartage (transportation)
rehearsals (2)
slide research
slides - technician
program administration
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