SYNOPSIS:
Percussionist Valerie Naranjo followed her love of African xylophone music to Ghana, where her performances on the gyil prompted a decree that women be permitted to play the instrument for the first time. (Valerie will open for Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet Featuring Bela Fleck With Casey Driessen And Ben Sollee on October 1 at 8pm.)
BIO:
Ron Grunhut earned a BA in music from the University of Miami, and was active as a performing flutist and saxophonist in the New York City area before embarking on a career as a Wall Street technology executive. Following a narrow escape from the September 11th World Trade Center attacks, he has transitioned back to the arts as a student of nonfiction film. He is interested in using the medium to tell real-life stories that inform, inspire and encourage new ways to look at the world we live in.
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