Email This Page Email This PageFrom Africa to Jazz - 2
Wednesday Noon, 20 March 2013
Penn Valley Community College, 31st and SW Trafficway
1722 East 17th Terrace, Kansas City, MOSee:
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Santana Carlos "Buggin" Smith (as the dancing Cab Calloway)
Description from Bird Fleming: "As the story goes.....all the major clubs of the Harlem Renaissance were hot beds of African America music and dance....obvious rhythm and dance movements....but these clubs, being segregated were attended by white patrons only (except for big prize fighter, pimps, gangsters and hustlers (blacks with $).
"On their way to work the black help (cooks, bartender, waitresses and musicians complain about the situation as the walk around the back of the club to the 'Colored Only ' entrance....during which time young Katherine Dunham wants to go in with her aunt (one of the help) to watch the show....telling her no she can not , Katherine manages to sneak in later and becomes (noticeable till the end)
"Upon setting up the club for business the help can't wait till the white guests leave to close the club down they can have the own dance jam session!"
Jungle Jive - Selah Thompson (at top)
Dominique Sanders (bass)
Lisa Henry
Santana Carlos "Buggin" Smith (as the dancing Cab Calloway)
Caravan/Samba -
Selah (left) and Jaya
Backstage photo: L-R: Elisha Israel, DJ Malabre, Bird Fleming and (holding camera) "Brother" John Anderson
Solo Lady (India Morrison) (as Josephine Baker)
Jam after hours at the club
"Brother" John Anderson (as MC Carmel Brown of the famous Harlem Club Bird Land ) Musicians as The Duke Ellington Band Lisa Henry (Ella Fitzgerald) First Selection: Second Selection: Third Selection: Forth Selection: Fifth Selection: Final Selection: Extra Cast:Table Stage Right (left in photos): Two Ladies Table stage Left (right in photos): |
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