Special thanks to BK mob 021 262 1007 for these awesome pictures from Mohameds performance at the Harbour Light Theatre, June 4th 2010
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Mohamed Bangoura will be teaching an African Drum and dance workshop June 5, 6, and 7th, 10 to 6 pm each day.
The cost for the three day workshop is $250 before May 15th (earlybird rate) and $300 after May 15th.
Deposit- $75 to confirm your place
The Saturday and Sunday workshop, June 5th and 6th will be at North New Brighton War Memorial Hall, 93 Marine Parade in New Brighton, 10 am to 6 pm both days.
On Monday June 7th, the workshop will be at Club Havana, 52 Princess St, near Tower Junction shopping centre, 10 am to 6 pm.
Contact me and I will give you the details for depositing money to confirm your place in the workshop.
Also, on Friday June 4th at 7.30 pm Mohamed will be performing and headlining an “African Dance Party” at the Harbour Light Theatre on London St in Lyttelton.
$15 per person. Doors open at 7.30 pm, show starts at 8 pm
This is a video of Mohamed on television from a few years ago;
Mohamed was born in Guinea, West Africa in a village called Bourramya-Koubya. This village is a few hours north of Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Mohamed started to play at the age of 5, and has been surrounded by music is entire life. Mohamed was a member of the internationally acclaimed “Percussions de Guinee” and other National Ballet ensembles based in Conakry.
Mohamed is now based in Sydney and holds regular workshops in drum and dance. He teaches and performs throughout Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Japan. He also takes students back to Guinea every year as an introduction to Guinean culture.
If you want to learn more about Mohamed you can visit his websites djembekan and Mohata
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African Dance, Drum, and Music workshop with Chris Berry March 27 and 28, 2010
Come learn the healing rhythms, songs, and dances with drums and mbira and storytelling taught by Chris Berry
After 23 years of study, initiation & immersion in African music, Chris Berry has been Given the name Gwenyambira “one whose music calls the spirit”. A distinction reserved only for those who have mastered both the complexity & magic of the music. Now Based in New York & touring regularly with his incredible world fusion dance band PANJEA, Chris, advised by many of Zimbabwe spirit mediums has embarked on an international journey to share the ancient knowledge of Njinji using storytelling music, drum, and dance. It is the hope that people around the globe will become practitioners of this powerful healing art form & use it as a means of strengthening ourselves, our communities & ultimately restoring balance & joy back into our societies
Music, drumming, dance, craft and knowledge will be taught at the Workshop that will be used in the final ceremony on the Sunday evening. The ceremony will be one of cleansing, healing and re-connecting with our deeper selves. The structure of the ceremony will be based around the four elements and directions whose sacredness is shared by many cultures around the world. The emphasis will move from acquiring more dances and rhythms to using music and dance as a catalyst to the sacred.
The people of Zimbabwe use the M’Bira as a way of calling the Ancestral Spirits and Chris uses it as a powerful tool in his storytelling to immerse the listener in the deeply meaningful journey that these stories can take you on.
Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm Yaldhurst Memorial Hall, corner of Yaldhurst and Pound Rd, Christchurch,
Map here for Saturday venue
Sunday, 10 am – 10 pm at North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre, 93 Marine Parade, New Brighton
Map here for Sunday venue
COST: $170 Earlybird rate ( $200 After March1st)
Deposit: $80 (non refundable, to confirm your place)
Further information: Ra Mc Rostie 03 434 8224 or mob 021 1154884
or Jeff Duyndam 03 357 2217 or mob 021 02737514
Email: ra@korudance.com jeffduyndam@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.drumtalk.co.nz
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