Djembe workshops with great master
Djembe radionice s velikim majstorom

FAMOUDOU KONATE

When * Kada 
Saturday and Sunday * Subota i Nedjelja
2-3.10.2010

Where * Gdje 
Croatia, Zagreb, Etnografski Muzej, map 

Hours * Satnica
Beginner * Početni 10-12h both days * oba dana
Intermediate * Srednji 14-17h both days * oba dana

Fee * Kotizacija 
for payment before * za uplate do 29.09.2010
Beginner 50 EUR * Početni 350 HRK  
Intermediate 80 EUR * Srednji 550 HRK

for payment after * za uplate nakon 29.09.2010
Beginner 70 EUR * Početni 500 HRK  
Intermediate 100 EUR * Srednji 700 HRK

*fee is for costs covering
*kotizacija je za pokrivanje troškova



Saturday evening party * Subota navečer party
Free entrance from 7pm * Ulaz slobodan od 19h


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Maître du Djembe - Master of the Djembe

Famoudou Konaté is a world-renowned virtuoso of the djembe drum and its orchestra. One of only a handful of initiated Masters of the Malinké drumming tradition, Famoudou is universally respected as one of the world’s premiere djembe Drum Masters. He has dedicated his life to performing and preserving the music of his people, helping to elevate the djembe orchestra from its traditional roots to worldwide popularity.

Famoudou was born in 1940 near Sangbaralla, a village in the Hamana region of Upper Guinea, the Malinké heartland and the birthplace of the Dunun family of rhythms. A percussive prodigy, he was drumming in community festivals at the age of eight and was soon in demand as a djembefola across the region. From 1959 to 1985, Famoudou was the Lead Djembe Soloist for Les Ballets Africains de la République de Guinée, touring the world and performing with astounding virtuosity. During this time, Famoudou himself created many of the musical arrangements now common in West African performance groups worldwide.

Since 1986, he has taught and performed annually throughout Europe, Japan, Israel, North America and West Africa, instilling a generation of non-African drummers with an extraordinary level of training. In 1996 he received an honorary professorship in Didactics of African Musical Practice from University of the Arts Berlin. He has produced 7 CDs, including his latest Hamana Namun.