SABAR!
In Wolof, there is no word for music. The rhythm, the dance, the gathering are one and the same.
They are all known as
The sabar codes are held by the griot, the West African storytellers, the keepers of the rhythm.
Derivative only of the natural world, it is the original sound, the source, passed down from generation to generation.
It is not something you learn,
it is something you are born with.
About SABAR!
SABAR! is a fully immersive spectacle for the stage, created to share the codes, the movement, and the heartbeat of the sabar—the traditional Senegalese percussion instruments.
This ancient medicine music holds essential wisdom for today’s world and has the power to heal all who experience it.
