Virtual West African Drum and Dance Camp Lots of great teachers, djembe and dunun classes, various other West African instruments (krin, shekere, balaphone, kora) and dance at this virtualcamp out of South Carolina! May 5 – May 9 Sayon Teaches Friday May 8! 11:00 am – 12:15 pm Dounouns 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Djembe Information and registration here! To get the link for camp classes, register first. Then the camp folks will follow up with an email containing the class links.
Be sure to see Sayon at all these Boston area venues this coming weekend! Make a weekend of drumming and dance! Together we’ll stay cool!
July 19 Friday Special Friday Evening Drumming Workshop with Sayon Camara
Waban MA
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Registration is OPEN right here! Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban MA 02468
July 20 Saturday Eastern MA Rhythm Festival (EMRF)
Drumming Workshop with Sayon Camara
Dance Workshop with Lev Camara
Uxbridge MA
12:30 – 1:30 pm Drum with Sayon
1:30 – 2:30 pm Dance with Lev to Sayon’s Live Drumming!
For info and the schedule at EMRF go here.
July 21 Sunday Drumming Workshop with Sayon Camara
On the banks of the Charles River!
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
For info and registration go here. The DrumConnection
After a GREAT wrap on the West coast Sayon is ready to drum with East coast drummers and friends. Maine here he comes! We’ll be drumming on djembes and dounouns, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and adding dance to the Sunday afternoon drumming class of the traditional Kassa rhythm. Get ready for joy!
Coming to Boston (Framingham), MA on July 23 & 24, 2011. Two days of exceptional workshops in Guinean djembe drumming and dunun, as well. For all levels. You will feel the magic! Make a plan to join us and register today! This link will tell you everything you need to know.
Sayon Camara, Master Drummer from Guinea, West Africa and right-hand man to Famoudou Konaté will teach you his exciting approach to the djembe and doundoun drums. Rental drums available. Beginner, intermediate, advanced students welcome.
You won’t want to miss this workshop in Keene NH with the impeccable teacher and djembefola, Sayon Camara. His personal experience and knowledge of the traditional music of the Malinke music of Guinea, West Africa will be transmitted directly to you, through his present and careful teaching. All levels of skill and ages welcome. Plus, a special children’s class! Oh, and did I mention his joyous, kind spirit? See all the details on the Workshops page. Please scroll down to the Keene Workshop. Registration by phone or email required.
I know you can’t see all the posts at once and there is a lot going on so please check the Calendar page (you’ll find all the direct links you need here) for everything that is happening… ongoing classes, three great workshops in New London NH and Bristol NH, and the Sayon Camara Complete Drumming Experience in Boston MA, as well as numerous performances. More will be coming so keep checking back regularly!
For the opening concert of Landaya Ensemble‘s season at The Back Room at the Mill, in Bristol NH, this Saturday, April 30,from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
We will be performing the music of West Africa, on Fula flutes, dununs, djembe, and more. Come to hear our irresistible music at this wonderful venue in historic downtown Bristol NH.
“We’re pleased to announce that good friend and drummer extraordinaire from Guinea, West Africa, Sayon Camara, will be joining us on stage…don’t miss this opportunity to see a master djembefola in an intimate setting.”
Sayon Camara teaches the djembe accompaniment in class, Woodstock VT.
We had a wonderful first class last night and everyone got to play at least the djembe and kenkeni parts with a smile! Thanks to Andre Malerba for some super photographs.
Sayon Camara works with dununs in the Woodstock VT class.
There is no other like Sayon Camara! A djembefola as straight and true as the clear sounds he produces on the djembe drum, his teaching and performances will give you the music of his people, directly from the heart of Guinea, West Africa, leaving you with the richness of his traditional culture, inner joy and a sense of well being.