African Drumming Performances by Bese Saka

Bese Saka - Grafton Fine Arts Fair, 5/18/2008

Bese Saka's music celebrates and draws the rhythm out of each of us.

Come listen and share the joy of community synergy through African style drumming.

Here are a couple of amateur videos up from last year's performance at the Grafton Fine Arts and Music Festival.

Funk and Jingo	Makru and Shiko
Fanga and Kpatsa	Kuku and Kakilambe
Baga Gine

Upcoming Performances:

February 24, 2010
Performance at Anna Maria College at 6:30 pm with a drum circle after
March 28, 2010
Performance at the Grafton Fine Arts Festival at the Municipal Center at 1:00 pm with a drum circle after
April 2, 2010
Performing the music for Dance Your Trance at the Grafton UU on the Common at 7:00 pm

If you are interested in having Bese Saka perform for your function, please contact Susan West at besesaka@graftondrum.com

Past Performances:

December 6, 2009
Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Concert at the UU Meetinghouse on Grafton Common
June 20, 2009
Supporting the Community Chorus at the Hanover Theater at 7:00pm
June 20, 2009
Private Wedding at 10:00am
April 10, 2009
Performing the music for Dance Your Trance at the Grafton UU on the Common at 7:00 pm
March 29, 2009
Performance at the Grafton Fine Arts Festival at the Municipal Center at 2:00 pm
March 10, 2009
Performance for Chabad of Westborough at 45 Oak St at Westborough JCC at 6:15 pm with a drum circle to follow
March 9, 2009
Performance at Wellesley-Weston Chabad at Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St at 7:30 pm with a drum circle to follow
January 24, 2009
Closing Ceremony Performance and the YOGA DAY Retreat, to benefit the First Congregational Church, Douglas, MA
February 6, 2009
Performance at Anna Maria College with a drum circle after
January 24, 2009
Closing Ceremony Performance and the YOGA DAY Retreat, to benefit the First Congregational Church, Douglas, MA
December 7, 2008
Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Concert at the UU Meetinghouse on Grafton Common
December 7, 2008
Grafton Celebrates the Holidays at the Congregational Church on Grafton Common, supporting the Community Chorus
October 18, 2008
Closing Ceremony Performance and the PAUSE Retreat, Stone Hill College, Easton, MA
May 18, 2008
Grafton Fine Arts Festival Performance, Grafton, MA
March 13, 2008
Cultural Fair at Hastings School in Westborough, MA
January 26, 2008
From Darkness into Joyful Dancing: Trance dance with your true inner divine Source, with live drumming by Bese Saka.
December 3, 2006
Christmas On the Common Concert at the UU Church in Grafton Center
May 1, 2006
Two Enrichment Programs for grades K-3 at the Armstrong School in Westboro
January 28, 2006
Gods & Goddesses Dancing, at the UU Church in Grafton Center. In conjunction with Lightworks Yoga
September 25, 2005
Harvest Festival on the Common, in Grafton Center
August 7, 2005
Bese Saka leads the UU Society of Grafton & Upton worship service
July 17, 2005
Evangelical Congregational Church in Grafton Center for a service
June 18, 2005
RiverSing on the Blackstone Festival, Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, RI
May 15, 2005
Westboro Methodist Church for a service
May 5, 2005
Multicultural Fair at the Armstrong School in Westboro

If you are interested in having Bese Saka perform for your function, please contact Susan West at besesaka@graftondrum.com.

What is Bese Saka?

Bese Saka takes its name from an Adinkra Symbol from the Ashanti Tribe. In the Twi language, Bese Saka's literal translation is "sack of cola nuts".

Bese Saka is a symbol of affluence, power, abundance, plenty, togetherness and unity.

Who is Bese Saka?

Bese Saka's members include:

Susan West
Gail Goodness
Doug Wittmer
Amy Ferrandino-Bedard
Steve Sherman
Anna Godfrey
Jennifer McCullough

To contact us:

221 Brigham Hill Rd
North Grafton, MA 01536

Phone: 508-839-5986 or 1-877-381-2570
Email: besesaka@graftondrum.com
Website: www.graftondrum.com/besesaka