Cornell Coley, M. Ed.
African Diaspora
Teaching Artist, Producer, Performer
PASSION! GROOVE! ROOTS!
AFRIKA GENTE (pronounced "hen-tay") evolved from a Latin jazz and folk dance band to a collaborative of excellent, multi-generational players, playing Afro-Latin jazz.
Our "folk" repertoire includes drumming, dancing, singing and folkloric instruments.
The collaborative crosses genres into dance, spoken word poetry, theater and visual arts.
Band Performances
- Urban Farming Institute
- Newton Open Studios
- Piano Craft Guild
- Hibernian Hall
- Roslindale Open Studios
- Jamaica Plain Open Studios
- Jamaica Plain World's Fair
- Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center
- Massachusetts State House
- Mayor's Office "Hub On Wheels" fundraiser
- Middle East Club
- Sociedad Latino
- Spontaneous Celebrations'
- ~Tropical Fiesta &
- ~Wake up the Earth Festival
- Waltham River Festival
- Hibernian Hall
- Roslindale Farmers Market
- Taste of Roslindale
- Circle the City - Boston
- Waltham Farmers Market
- Sustainability Guild
- Cleary Sq. Traffic Jam
- Urban Edge Annual Meeting
- Missions for Children Gala
- Hyde Sq. Task Force
- B B & N School
- Camp Harborview
COLLABORATORS - across genres
MUSIC, DANCE, POETRY, VISUAL ARTS
REPERTOIRE
Listen to Music Samples
Afro Blue
Brazilian Dorian Dream
Raw Codfish
Nuyorican Nights
Cachao's Descarga
Capullito de Aleli
Maria Cervantes
Sandunga Mofongo
Here Comes the King
Mambo Influenciado
Ran Kan Kan
Vamos P'al Monte
Linda Chicana
Mambo Inn
Wave
Old Lady Walk a Mile and a Half
O'Nosso Amor
Cuban Descarga