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Published October 14, 2018 at 1440 × 260 in cropped-logo-3-e1539484237202.jpg.
Welcome to MandaraMusic.com, the website of Percussionist, vocalist, clinician and composer Valerie Naranjo; multi-instrumentalist/composer Barry Olsen; their group Mandara, and Mandara Music Publishing.

“If you've ever had the split-second opportunity to spy Naranjo in action when SNL cuts to a commercial break, you've witnessed a blur of energy behind a fortress of percussion.” —Andy Doershuk, DRUM! Magazine, May 2005
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  • Tierra Pura III March 15, 2020 at 11:00 pm – 1:00 am The National Theatre
  • Valerie at Lobi Djoro Festival March 23, 2020 – March 30, 2020 Loropeni, Burkina Faso
  • SNL 45 / Valerie 25 season finale May 15, 2020 NBC Studios
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