Video Favorites

Here is the promotional video for Chris Berry and his band Panjea. Chris comes to New Zealand once a year to teach workshops in Auckland and Christchurch. If you are interested in attending one of his workshops let me know by email and I will give you the details.

Bamana style Wolosodon

Here’s the group Foli Laka, started by Mamady Keita. The four djembefolettes are:

Ariane Werres – Belgium
Muriel Finet Kouyate – France
Laure Finet – France
Monette Marino-Keita – USA

I took a drum class from Lilian Friedburg about 15 years ago in Seattle. She was a shredding drummer way back then. In this video she is having fun playing with Famoudou Konate.

Here is Karamba Diabate showing us the real way to play Liberte in Michael Pluznicks music room on Maui;

Abdoulaye Diakate expresses his thoughts and feelings in this video;