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spaceDrums Not Guns presents: 2009 Soli Drum & Dance Festival — Featuring Famoudou Konate's “Hand to Hand Tour 2009”

Famoudou Konate’s
Hand to Hand Tour 2009 Workshops - Only Texas visit

Saturday-Monday, May 23-25, 2009:
spaceOld Settler’s Park and Recreation Center
space1201 E. Louisiana St.
spaceMcKinney, TX 75069

Student Performance led by Famoudou Konate
Monday, May 25, 2009, 4:00PM:
spaceMcKinney Performing Arts Center
space111 N. Tennessee St.
spaceMcKinney, TX  75069
spaceAdmin:  972-547-2650
spaceTickets:  214-544-4630

Pre-Registration is required
for the Famoudou Konate Workshop

PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSES May 1, 2009

Additional Drum and Dance Workshops
Tenefig Dioubate, Moussa Dioubate (Guinea)
spaceand Jean Claude Lessou (Ivory Coast)
spaceaccompanied by Mamadouba “Mohamed” Camara on djembe

Mamadouba ”Mohamed” Camara Drum Workshops

Register now: For workshop registration and performance tickets visit:
REGISTER NOW

For additional information, contact Randy Harp: 214-641-0782

 

  famoudou konate

Master of the Djembe
Famoudou Konaté is a world-renowned virtuoso of the djembe drum and its orchestra. One of only a handful of initiated Masters of the Malinké drumming tradition, Famoudou is universally respected as one of the world’s premiere djembe Drum Masters. He has dedicated his life to performing and preserving the music of his people, helping to elevate the djembe orchestra from its traditional roots to worldwide popularity.

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