Nansady Keita
Born in Sangbarala, Nansady is a nephew of Famoudou Konate and a successor in the line of village drummers (Malinke: djembefola). He has performed and toured in Europe, North America and Japan, and he has also featured on five Famoudou Konate CDs, including the 2006 released Hamana Mandenkono. He now lives mostly in the U.K., but also travels to Guinea every year, and he performs and teaches extensively in both countries.
Born in Sangbarala, Nansady is a nephew of Famoudou Konate and a successor in the line of village drummers (Malinke: djembefola). He has performed and toured in Europe, North America and Japan, and he has also featured on five Famoudou Konate CDs, including the 2006 released Hamana Mandenkono. He now lives mostly in the U.K., but also travels to Guinea every year, and he performs and teaches extensively in both countries.
Solo Keita
Solo was the next in the line of Sangbarala village drummers (Malinke: djembefola) after Nansady. He is also a nephew of Famoudou Konate and toured Europe and Japan in 2004. He stayed with Sean and Norma as their guest in Berlin for 2 weeks during that tour. He has also featured on many CDs, including the latest Famoudou Konate CD, Hamana Mandenkono. Solo is now based in Guinea and Japan, where he gives performances and workshops.
Solo was the next in the line of Sangbarala village drummers (Malinke: djembefola) after Nansady. He is also a nephew of Famoudou Konate and toured Europe and Japan in 2004. He stayed with Sean and Norma as their guest in Berlin for 2 weeks during that tour. He has also featured on many CDs, including the latest Famoudou Konate CD, Hamana Mandenkono. Solo is now based in Guinea and Japan, where he gives performances and workshops.
Namory Keita
Namory was also born in Sangbarala, and now travels between Conakry and his home village. He is currently the main village drummer (Malinke: djembefola) of Sangbarala, and teaches in Conakry, both privately and by Famoudou Konate’s annual workshops in that city. Namory also assists Sean in the process of making the instruments you find on this website, and together they play for the dance classes of Doussou Kourouma. He is a cousin of Nansady and Solo, and Norma and Sean stay as private guests of his family on their annual visits to Sangbarala.
Namory was also born in Sangbarala, and now travels between Conakry and his home village. He is currently the main village drummer (Malinke: djembefola) of Sangbarala, and teaches in Conakry, both privately and by Famoudou Konate’s annual workshops in that city. Namory also assists Sean in the process of making the instruments you find on this website, and together they play for the dance classes of Doussou Kourouma. He is a cousin of Nansady and Solo, and Norma and Sean stay as private guests of his family on their annual visits to Sangbarala.
Amadou Diakite
Born near Conakry, Amadou grew up with the sons of Famoudou Konate, and was brought up with the traditional Malinke and Sousou festivals. He has played in many ballets and groups in Conakry, and has now lived mostly in Germany for the last seven years. He has also toured Europe with Famoudou (in 2002), and featured on his albums.
Born near Conakry, Amadou grew up with the sons of Famoudou Konate, and was brought up with the traditional Malinke and Sousou festivals. He has played in many ballets and groups in Conakry, and has now lived mostly in Germany for the last seven years. He has also toured Europe with Famoudou (in 2002), and featured on his albums.
Drissa Kone
Drissa has spent most of his life in Bamako, where he learnt the art of Malian drumming from Yamadou Dunbia, both being featured in Rainer Polak’s work "Festmusik als Arbeit, Trommeln als Beruf" (Festival Music as Work, Drumming as Occupation”). Drissa has also extensively toured in Europe and is now well known across this continent. He has performed and taught across Europe, and his students travel to him in Bamako every year, where he is still active in the festivals celebrated in that city.
Drissa has spent most of his life in Bamako, where he learnt the art of Malian drumming from Yamadou Dunbia, both being featured in Rainer Polak’s work "Festmusik als Arbeit, Trommeln als Beruf" (Festival Music as Work, Drumming as Occupation”). Drissa has also extensively toured in Europe and is now well known across this continent. He has performed and taught across Europe, and his students travel to him in Bamako every year, where he is still active in the festivals celebrated in that city.
Madu Diakite
Madu was also featured in Rainer Polak’s work as a doundoun expert. He has also toured extensively in Europe, and still plays at festivals in Bamako.
Madu was also featured in Rainer Polak’s work as a doundoun expert. He has also toured extensively in Europe, and still plays at festivals in Bamako.
deutsch l english