The extraordinary cultural diversity and many colours of West Africa are on display at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre for VanAfrica this Thursday and Friday (May 11 and 12). Directed by composer and percussionist Curtis Andrews, the project brings together the leading West African musicians, singers, and dancers living in Metro Vancouver—N’nato Camara and Kocasalle Dioubate from Guinea, Kesseke Yeo from Ivory Coast, and Kofi Gbolonyo and Esinu Gbolonyo from Ghana. The show also features the Adanu Habobo group, and guest performer Awal Alhassan from Seattle. Expect everything from rare instruments and meditative songs to a frenzy of drumming fingers, flying limbs, and flailing braids.