AFROCHOIR │ Music Workshops (free event)

AFROCHOIR │ Music Workshops (free event)

The first meeting inaugurates a series of workshops where African music will be experienced through singing, rhythm, improvisation and collective work with voice and body. The series includes 8 workshop sessions; each meeting will be a full, holistic music workshop. Meetings take place every two weeks. The joint work will culminate in an Afrochór concert during the Africa Days celebrations (24 May).

First meeting: 5 February, 18:00–20:00
Gather at the reception.
🎟️ Please obtain a free ticket for the event.

We invite you to experience music in its most natural form: through singing. Let’s create the Afrochór together!

Why a choir? Because music is a communal action – every voice is different, and it is diversity that builds harmony. Polyphony is not about perfection but about presence, listening to each other and sounding together. This is a space for everyone – regardless of experience.

Programme:

• vocal warm-ups and breath work
• experiments with sound and rhythm
• learning songs from various regions of Africa
• singing in polyphony
• movement and body-work elements
• improvisation and conscious listening

We will learn without sheet music or notation, through listening and practice – just as oral tradition is passed on. We will learn songs in their original languages, including Amharic, Swahili, Hausa, Xhosa, Ndebele and Mandinka, taking care not only of the sound but also of the meaning and context of the pieces.

Meeting dates:

• 5 February
• 19 February
• 5 March
• 19 March
• 2 April
• 16 April
• 30 April
• 14 May
• 24 May – CONCERT

Leader: Katarzyna Fifi Sylla – with roots in Poland and Guinea. Graduate of UMFC and PSJ Majewski in Warsaw; a student of African studies at the University of Warsaw. She works as a session and concert musician and for a long time took part in orchestral projects (Baltic Sea Philharmonic, JimekSymphonixx, FAMA). She moves within popular music – she was part of Ralph Kaminski’s and Ifi Ude’s bands, recording albums and touring. Currently on tour with The Dumplings Orchestra. She composes, especially for strings, and works as a session musician on recordings of popular, film and theatre music. Co-founder of WWA Orchestra. She has broad experience in educational activities, teaching singing, playing instruments and leading original workshops with a holistic approach. She is interested in the physical aspect of sound, frequency and temperament. She practices sound therapy (singing bowls, gongs) and works on projects combining therapeutic instruments with electronics. She develops songwriter projects, combining traditional inspirations with contemporary sound experiments.

Accessibility / contact:
📧 dostepnosc@ethnomuseum.pl
☎️ tel. 502 955 534 (SMS possible). Please contact by phone Monday to Friday between 8:00 and 16:00.