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Artistic Director
126 Camp Hill Rd.
Ny 10970
(845) 362-0207



"We have hosted many artists during the past several years for our school assemblies. Your group was among the most popular to date. The messages that you sent in combination with the music were very appropriate for young adolescents."

Carol A. Weeks Principal,
Noble Junior High School
Berwick, Lebanon, Maine


"You have helped us to see that it is OK to express how we feel. Some of us needed that encouragement."

Crossroads Staff and Students Crossroads Learning Center
Skowhegan, Maine


"I heartily recommend the West African ensemble Mamma Tongue as an outstanding performance and cultural group for elementary, middle and high school audiences. Mamma Tongue performed at the skowhegan area high shool in a three day african arts festival providing a total of nine performances--all of which were high energy, riveting, educational Entertainment... Mamma Tongue provides a wonderful immersion in African music, teaching us richly interwoven rhythms, words , movements, a wonderful window into a complex and captivating cultures...we need more of them!"

Holly Hudak
Fine Arts Coordinator
Maine School Administrative District #54
Skowhegan, ME


"WOW! They were great! It is my hope that MAMMA TONGUE! become a tradition at our school. My personal reflection of their performance is one of excitement and appreciation for the deliverance of an important message . . . RESPECT. "

Paula S. Callan
Associate Head
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle, ME

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