Calendar 2008-2009

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

cancelled, entry into Scotland not possible this year
due to new UK visa system. Looking forward to 2009!

Bamberg / August 16-22, 2008

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Registration page: click here

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 17-21, 2008

Associazione Culturale DJEMBE presents:

FAMOUDOU KONATE & FAMILY
Workshop and Conference

Location: Bosaro, Province of Rovigo, Region of Veneto, Italy

Date: September 17-21, 2008
New: 1 Day added (September 17)

Contact: Roberto Fratta
+49 179 5403787 (German cell phone number)
roberto@djembe.it

Contact Italy: +39 348 2590259 (Italian cell phone number)
segreteria@djembe.it

German tour / October and November, 2008

2 workshops

Djembé für Fortgeschrittene mit Famoudou Konaté
Beide Kurse richten sich an fortgeschrittene Djembéspieler/innen. Einschlägige Erfahrungen mit so genannten ternären Rhythmen (auch 12/8- oder 6er-Rhythmen genannt) und dem Solieren auf der Djembé sollen vorhanden sein.

Termine:
11. 10. 2008: 10 – 13 Uhr und 15:30 – 18:30 Uhr (incl. kurzen Pausen)
12. 10. 2008: 10 – 13 Uhr und 15:30 – 18:30 Uhr (incl. kurzen Pausen)

Alle beiden Workshops finden in einem Schulgebäude in Ellwangen statt und kosten jeweils 90,00 EUR. Bei einer Belegung von beiden Workshops reduziert sich die Workshopgebühr auf insgesamt 165,00 EUR.

Contact and registration: Herman.Kathan@t-online.de / www.kathan-zauberhaus.de

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7 concerts

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:

(pink = latest update from September 16, 2008)

More information: zauberhaus-konzertagentur.de

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

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