On the Road : Oct. 24 – 30, 2018
Barry is in Havana, Cuba playing trombone, piano, and percussion; and supporting the SGI. Valerie is on the way to The Royal Conservatory of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. To…
Valerie at The 70th Prime Time Emmy Awards
September 10th the through the 18th, Valerie Naranjo and the SNL band occupied the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles as the house band for the 70th Prime Time Emmy Awards,
Tiera Pura
Valerie Naranjo and the National Orchestra of Ghana at the National Theatre, Accra 4 Concerti for Gyil and Orchestra Saturday, August 18th, 2018 at 7 PM 25th Anniversary Concert “TIERRA…
Valerie Naranjo with Africa -> West at PASIC
Valerie and Africa -> West in debut their freshly produced record BataGyil at the Percussive Arts Society Internationa Convention held in Indianapolis, IN. The Session will be held November 9th…
Union Theological Seminary
Thursday, June 15th 7PM This short solo performance introduces the film "Father Joseph", heroic man of the Haitian people, and is part of The PARADIGM SHIFTS Festival, which celebrates true…
Mandara at Feria Nacional Cubadisco
Barry and Valerie will be performing three concerts of traditional and contemporary music for gyil, kuar, and piano at Feria Internacional Cubadisco in Havana Wednesday, May 17th - 3: 00 pm…
Allegro magazine article on Gyil
Gyil: The West African Virtuoso Keyboard This article was written for Allegro, the magazine of the New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802). For more background, see There was…
Mandara Music’s most recent releases
Banda Jel - advanced, for 5 octave marimba - Kakraba Lobi's "self portrait" composition proceeds from gentle gospel-like themes to grooves with the blues shuffle-like 12/8 feel. …
Barry and Valerie in the Documentary film Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is about how a single individual can change the status quo. This documentary by Ron Grunhut is the story of Valerie's groundbreaking first trip to Ghana, where…
Latest CD!
Our Latest CD has a new look Please note that the CD Mandara Music Sampler is the repackaged "World Music for Western Percussion Ensemble". Mandara Music Sampler has exactly…