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Just Be Thankful (featuring Keith Terry & Crosspulse and Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir)
JUST BE THANKFUL
Featuring:
KEITH TERRY & CROSSPULSE
and
LINDA TILLERY & THE CULTURAL
HERITAGE CHOIR
The evening will open with Tacuma Kings
SDOUAE Youth Drum and Dance Ensemble
Emcee: Greg Bridges
JUST BE THANKFUL will debut a new, pan-Crosspulse ensemble, comprised of musicians and dancers who perform with one or more of the Crosspulse organizations ensembles: Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble, Crosspulse Dance!, Professor Terrys Circus Band Extraordinire, and Slammin All-Body Band:
Keith Terry & Crosspulse features:
David Belove bass
Jessi Bolton body music
Jeff Cressman trombone
Bryan Dyer vocals
Steve Hogan beat boxing, body music
Namita Kapoor body music
Tacuma King - percussion
Rich Kuhns accordion
Evie Ladin vocals, banjo, body music
Keith Terry - percussion, body music
Linda Tillery vocals, percussion
The Cultural Heritage Choir is a Grammy nominated voice and percussion ensemble whose mission is to help preserve and share the rich musical traditions of African American roots music. Their music is rooted in the deep south and strongly connected to their West African and Caribbean origins.
Now in its 16th year, the CHC continues its mission of preserving African-American culture through stick, story, song and dance.
Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir features:
Rhonda Benin
Eloise Burrell
Melanie DeMore
Bryan Dyer
Linda Tillery
JUST BE THANKFUL is produced by Crosspulse, an Oakland-based arts organization (www.crosspulse.com) Supported, in part, by Oakland Cultural Fund, Zellerbach Family Fund, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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LocationFirst Congregational Church
27th St. and Harrison
Oakland, CA
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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