The doors of the Irene A. Bisgrove Community Theatre were opened by a coed at exactly 10:50 AM. An audience of 75 quickly took their seats throughout the auditorium. English Professor Howard Nelson speaking from center stage and explained the Robert H. Brunell Visiting Scholar in the Humanities program at Cayuga Community College. Nelson then proceeded to introduce the 2012 Brunell Visiting Scholar Samite Mulondo.
The Uganda native picked up an electric thumb organ and began to play.
Since the audience seem to be sitting on their emotions, Samite told them when listening to African music it was alright to move one's head and clap one's hands. Using a call and response technique Samite got the crowd to loosen up.
Choosing a kalimba, an African thumb piano, Samite explained that it was very, very old. Also, it had been autographed by Paul Simon. Samite joked that this kalimba was his retirement.
Pleased with the crowd attentiveness Samite played a new instrument for the first time in public.
The concert came to an end with the audience dancing and clapping in the aisles.
This afternoon at 2 PM Samite will speak at the opening of his photography exhibition in the Cayuga Community College Library.
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