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[FESTIVAL] Another great festival comes to the Blue Heron festival grounds in Sherman, New York this week. Slyfest, now in it’s 11th edition returns to its stomping grounds for a three day festival that runs from Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11. The festival typically highlights music of all kinds, from all over the world, and this year that’s especially true, with musicians coming in from as far away as Africa and South America. From Brazil comes percussionist Cyro Baptista, who has worked with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to Trey Anastasio of the band Phish, David Byrne, Brian Eno, James Taylor, and many of Brazil’s most talented musicians. From across the Atlantic comes Bernard Woma, creator of the Dagara Music Center in Accra, Ghana, West Africa, a talented xylophone master, and mentor to the festival’s organizer, Griffin Brady. Two more imports from West African, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don of Guinea will also put their skills as percussionists on display. Rounding out the list of headliners are the world music-influenced American jam-rock band Toubab Krewe, but you can also expect music from a wide selection of talented and regional artists including the Buffalo Afrobeat Orchestra, Outer Circle Orchestra, Critts Juke Joint, Sophistafunk, and more.