Category: Teachers
Jagawara : Aruna Sidibe
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Aruna Sidibe plays a rendition of Djagawara, a rhythm from the region of Wassoulou. This video was taken during a recording session for the CD "Mali Drums: Old Masters" recorded by Michael Pluznik in Bamako. We ...
Festival : Segou, Mali
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Malik Drame plays Bara music on bonkolo at a Bamana festival in Segou Mali. Funky! Bonkolo predates Djembe for the Bamana people. Today, in Mali, ancient rhythms like Bara get played on djembe, too. It's good to ge...
Sunu : Kantara Sakho
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Kantara Sakho demonstrates a rootsy rendition of Sunu under a tree with his baye fall apprentice in Malicounda, near Mbour, Senegal. We like this video because: Kantara is originally from Kaarta, and so is this...
Damba : Dialla Diawara
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Dialla Diawara plays Damba at this party for an organization of young women that took place in Kankan, Upper Guinea. Dialla's phrasing here is powerful and tasteful. He's got the spirit! He's able to play serio...
Ngri : Rainer Polak, Gerhard Kero
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Bamanafoli : Matche Traore
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Matche Traore demonstrates Bamana Foli at the Djembe Hotel in Bamako, Mali. We like this video because: We haven't found too many videos of Bamanafoli being played. The djembe and dundun playing for this rhyt...
Sumalen : Drissa Kone
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Drissa Kone and his chums play a rhythm called Sumalen - and man, is it ever groovy! We like this video because: This is a very musical rendition of Sumalen. It's a pleasure to watch. There are very few video...
Maraka : Khalifa “Mao” Berthe
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This video is from the Kangaba area south of Bamako. The guy's name is Khalifa Berthe, but he is known as "Mao." Before his death, Mao was one of the main drummers from Kangaba., He sure can play! This video demons...
Mendiani : Drissa Kone
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For this rendition of Mendiani, Drissa Kone is accompanied by Jeremy Chevrier on djembe and Banou Sidibe on dunduns. Mendiani is one of Drissa's strongest rhythms. He was fortunate enough to have learned much from...
Ngri : Mady Keita
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Mady Keita plays Ngri for his drum students in Australia.
Ngri : Seydou Balo
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Seydou Balo (deceased) plays a great demonstration of Ngri during a class held at the Djembe Hotel in Bamako, Mali. Seydou is from the Wassoulou region of Mali, and so is this rhythm, Ngri. He plays Ngri with a ...
Mendiani : Madou Sako
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This is a clean, solid rendition of Mendiani by Madou Sako and one dundun player on ballet style dunduns. Madou's playing is really tasty. In this video, he plays pure, no-frills Mendiani without making it dry and ...
