USA and Canada / May, June and July 2008

From Hand To Hand:
The Wassa Kunba! Drumming Experience
2008 Workshop Tour

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May 15th - 18th
Chicago, Illinois

May 23rd - 25th
Rochester, New York

May 29th - June 1st
Washington, DC & Baltimore

June 4th - June 8th
Boston, Massachusetts

June 13th - June 15th
Gaspe, Quebec

June 20th - 22nd
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

June 26th - 29th
Portland, Oregon

July 3th - 6th
Calgary, Alberta

July 11th - July 13th
Nashville, Tennessee

Scotland / August 5-9, 2008

www.africandrumvillage.com

Trip to Scotland is likely to be cancelled, entry into Scotland probably not possible due to new UK visa system.

Bamberg / August 16-22, 2008

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Bamberg / August 23-29, 2008

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Sicily / September 11-14, 2008

Date: September 11-14, 2008
Location: Palermo, Sicily
Website: www.labottegadellepercussioni.it
Contact: Santo Vitale (info@labottegadellepercussioni.it)

Italy / September 18-21, 2008

Date: September 18-21, 2008
Location: Arqua Polesine near Rovigo
Contact: Roberto Fratta (roberto@djembe.it)

Concert tour Germany / October and November, 2008

Herman Kathan's Busch-Werk and the Masters of Groove
special guest: Trilok Gurtu (Indien)
mit: Famoudou Konaté (Westafrika), Jonas Hellborg (USA/Schweden), Nippy Noya (Indonesien)

Die Tour zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum der Gruppe mit Stargästen - folgende Termine stehen bereits fest:

• 17 October Essen , Zeche Carl
• 18 October Bielefeld , Ravensberger Spinnerei
• 24 October Braunschweig
• 1 November Stuttgart , Theaterhaus
• 2 November Tübingen, Sudhaus

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Conakry & Sangbarala / December 12, 2008-January 9, 2009

Percussion workshop in Conakry and trip to Famoudou Konaté's home village in Upper Guinea

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Conakry / January 23-February 13, 2009

Percussion workshop in Conakry sponsored by Rainer Dörrer

www.afrikanische-trommeln.de/english.htm

New videos added to the video page.

A new Famoudou Konaté CD has been released on April 21, 2008. The CD is available at the TARIKUmusique online shop, as well as through Oké Djembé (Canada), Junjun (Japan), and Rhythm Traders (USA).

Famoudou Konaté will be giving workshops in Japan. Details soon!

German concert tour / October and November, 2008

Herman Kathan's Busch-Werk and the Masters of Groove

Special guests: Trilok Gurtu (India), Famoudou Konaté (West Africa), Jonas Hellborg (USA/Sweden), and Nippy Noya (Indonesia)

German concert tour honouring the group's 10th anniversary. With special guests!

The dates so far:

• 16 October Geislingen/Steige, Rätsche
• 17 October Essen, Zeche Carl / RalphKruse@gmx.net
• 18 October Bielefeld, Ravensberger Spinnerei
• 19 October Freiburg, Paulussaal
• 24 October Braunschweig, LBB
• 01 November Stuttgart, Theaterhaus
• 02 November Tübingen, Sudhaus

More information: zauberhaus-konzertagentur.de