Mexamorphosis at St. Ignatius Loyola with Yahaya Kamate
November 7 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$20 – $45
Join us on November 7 at St. Ignatius Loyola for Mexamorphosis, featuring BAE Teaching Artist Yahaya. The event will be followed by a lively fandango (jam session), bringing the community together through music and celebration.
Enjoy music, wine, food, and friendship for social justice. All ticket proceeds will benefit the Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries and their work. If you’d like to learn more about support for this concert, please contact our Music Associate for Advancement, Christina Kay.
Led by Founder, Artistic Director, and Mezzo-Soprano Guadalupe Peraza, Mexamorphosis is a celebration of musical diversity from different centuries and cultures. We present cross-cultural programs that question the boundaries drawn between “folk” and “classical” music, street and concert hall, old world and new world.
Yahaya Kamate is a native of the Ivory Coast. As a former member of the National Ballet of the Ivory Coast, he first came to the United States to honor his country by touring with the ballet in 1994. In 1997, he established himself in the Sunshine State. Kamate performed at Busch Gardens, the Animal Kingdom, and Epcot Center for two years before coming back to New York and the tri-state area where he teaches in both public and private schools. He practices African Dance, Drumming, Modern Dance, and Ballet. Currently, he is an instructor at Alvin Ailey, a performer and dance teacher at Friends Academy, and a Teaching Artist with Bronx Arts Ensemble.