Programs

Choice of four programs, each including music and costumed African dancers:

	Traditional acoustic African folk
	Eclectic World-Beat fusion, or
	Mixed repertoire as one show, or as two stylistically distinct shows
	Workshops in African Drum & Dance are also available

Members have performed and recorded with many of the greats of African music, including Fela (Nigeria), I.K. Dairo (Nigeria), Kanda Bongo Man (Congo), Amayenge (Zambia), Dumi Maraire (Zimbabwe), Obo Addy (Ghana), and others.

Ensembles

Maya Soleil Traditions, an acoustic ensemble with 4-5 performers and:

vocals, costumed African dancers, balafon, mbira, ngoma, congas, djembe, talking drum, shekere, bells, and more.

Stylistic influences range from the Afro-beat of Nigeria and Highlife music of Ghana to the social dance music and Kalendula of Zambia to the Shona music of Zimbabwe.

 Maya Soleil, an electric Afro-World fusion ensemble with 6-9 performers and:

vocals, costumed African dancers, saxophones, flutes, keyboards, balafon, mbira, MIDI wind controller, electric bass, ngoma, congas, djembe, talking drum, shekere, bells, world drum kit, and more

Maya Soleil Afro-World Fusion Music & Dance presents world-class performing artists from Africa, Asia, Jamaica, and the USA in a multi-cultural program featuring African costumed dancers and traditional music blended with contemporary sounds