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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | JULY 1, 2021 | 7A The rhythm of healing Sophia Edelblute sedelblute @cgsentinel.com From S 8th Street to S 6th Street and Main, the rhythm of the djembe, a tradi- tional West African drum, draws people in on the evening of Friday, June 25. Special musical guest to Cottage Grove’s Art Walk, Fodé Isamael Sylla, plays alongside his friend, Joshua Cara- co. Caraco plays the kora, a string in- strument of West Africa. Together they weave a melody through downtown. “Music is the answer,” says B.J. Jones, who scheduled Fodé to come play. She’s also general manager of the Music Mon- ey nonprofit in Cottage Grove. “People are just happy not only to be out but to have music, live music in downtown again, because it was a regular thing and then it was gone. It feels good to see peo- ple’s smiling faces.” Fodé has been playing djembe all his life, since he was very young he says. He’s originally from Guinea and ended up in the states performing for Cirque de Soleil. After three years of touring, he decided “to share my knowledge as a dance instructor and drum instructor, so that’s how I ended up in Oregon.” He met Caraco about three years ago at a performance. There, Caraco was play- ing kora, which he learned to play while studying abroad in Senegal in 2008. Fodé recognized the instrument and “invited him to my group and when he has a show I will join him and when I have a gig I will invite him and we share music because music is all about heal- ing.” “We are able to play together quite eas- ily because [Fodé] is familiar with Kora repertoire,” says Caraco. “We play [kora] when people are sad, when we lost some people, we play for a funeral,” says Fodé. “And when we are celebrating, it is also playing. Same as when we play djembe, it’s a universal language. It doesn’t know color or race or anybody. Once you put your hands on it it brings people together. So that has been my passion, bringing people together and helping them live in the moment.” On this evening as they play, people gather in Opal Whiteley Park to listen and dance. The rhythm is almost trans- fixing. Music has returned to the Cottage Grove Art Walk. “It’s one of the most amazing things,” says Jones. “It’s a healing thing and it’s a fun thing.” Fodé echoed the Jones’ sentiment on the importance of music. “Cottage Grove, this is probably my third time being here because as we all know, we are living in a dark time right now. It’s hard and music, I think we all need music,” he says. “Music helps us be in the moment. It’s just like, move and dance and feel our soul. So I call it a heal- ing time, and we are happy to be here, sharing with the community because it brings community together, brings toler- ance and peace.” Concerts make a comeback PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNETH MICHAEL ROBERTS DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Fodé Isamael Sylla (right) and Joshua Caraco play together in All-America City Square (aka Opal Whiteley Park) for Cottage Grove’s Art Walk. Fodé plays the djembe drums and Caraco plays the Kora. Concerts in the Park made a rousing return to The Grove on June 23 with a foot-tapping performance by Gabe Schliffer and the Sugar Pine String Band. Wednesday marked the first concert since the sum- mer of 2019 as last year’s concerts were called off due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Chamber of Commerce’s summer series of concerts is produced by KNND and will showcase a different musical tal- ent every Wednesday in Bohemia Park from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Enjoy the ease of Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th Tim Baker, Senior Minister www.6thandgibbs.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. 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