Sitting in Denver airport waiting for the connection to Portlandia. Check out Calendar here for the 10 day Northwest tour schedule. Starts tomorrow! Details on respective Workshops and Classes pages on this site. So excited to see and drum with old friends and meet new ones. Soon!!!
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.
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.”
6:30-8 pm! If the parking lot for the Little Theatre at the Woodstock Recreation Center is full when you get there, you can park in the overflow lot next to the church directly across the street from the main building at the Recreation Center. Sayon is planning to drum up some exciting rhythms.
Everyone at Zack’s Place has an excellent time when Sayon shows up. People start to smile and even laugh, not to mention putting out some wild rhythms. What a gift. The photo is from his visit there last month.
Sayon Camara at Zack's Place in Woodstock VT playing rhythms on the djembe.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tonight. You will be delighted! If the parking lot for the Little Theatre at the Woodstock Recreation Center is full when you get there, you can park in the lot next to the church directly across the street from the main building at the Recreation Center. Don’t worry. You can’t miss it! If you do, you can ask us to show you where it is.
We will meet every Monday night, beginning Monday, April 4, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Little Theater at the Woodstock Recreation Center in Woodstock, Vermont.
Bring your djembe! ALL ages and all levels of experience are welcome.
Sayon will be at the Little Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont on Friday March 18, doing a mini performance during the contra dance break. Be sure to stop by to get a taste of some wonderful, exuberant Guinean drumming.
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.