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African dancers Jaime Duggan and JJ O'Dell perform in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Master drummer Fara Tolno from Guinea performs in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Fara Tolno and Kissidugu perform in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Master drummer Fara Tolno, of Guinea, performs in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Drummer Mikey Mestas performs in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

African dancer JJ O'Dell performs in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Master drummer Fara Tolno, from Guinea, performs in front of a packed house Tuesday morning at the Strings Music Pavilion during the Strings Youth and Family Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Fara Tolno, standing far left with a drum, watches a rehearsal of "Mody and the Dance of Life," a 2003 African drum and dance production featuring local youth. Courtesy/Wendy Smith Mickelsons

Fara Tolno works with local African drum student Logan Banning during a 2003 summer production organized by Wendy Smith Mickelsons' Children's Danceworks and Robin Getter's School of Rhythm & Dance. Courtesy/Wendy Smith Mickelsons