Events
23rd - 25th July 2010
WOMAD 2010
Iya Sako Djembe workshop 11:00am, 23rd July.
The Sounds of West Africa Performance, Siam Stage, 12:00md, 25th July.
" It's an indelible testament to West African music's push into our consciousness over the past couple of decades that we now know our koras from our djembes and our balafons. And while the region's musicians who've graced our stages over the years must number several hundred, thankfully that tradition shows no sign of abating. The functionally named Sounds Of West Africa do exactly what it says on their luggage label - these are the centuries-old music songs and traditions of long-gone kingdoms and empires, carried through the generations. Seven of these musical minders line up here to deliver an acoustic performance unsullied by the 21st century and further enhanced by the moves of the outfit's dancers. Not only do The Sounds Of West Africa take you straight to the beating heart of the planet's most musical continent, they've got plenty of history to impart too.
(Biography written by Nige Tassell 2010)"
http://www.womad.org/festivals/charlton-park/lineup/
3rd - 7th August 2010
African Drum Village
Festival of African Drum, song, dance and much more.
Iya Sako: djembe workshops & performance.
Place: Glen Isla, Scotland.
See website for full information: www.africandrumvillage.com/
10th - 15th August 2010
Tribe of Doris Intercultural Summer School
Summer school of music, dance and ceremony.
Iya Sako: Advanced-Intermediate djembe workshops & performance.
See website for full information: www.tribeofdoris.co.uk/
4th & 5th December 2010
Coral Dunwell Salisbury Workshops
Iya Sako: djembe & dundun 2 day workshops.
Please contact Coral Dunwell for further information and to make bookings: corald@tiscali.co.uk
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SOME PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS
Drum Camp Festival Advanced & Intermediate Djembé workshops July 2010 * "The Sounds of West Africa" performance at Drum Camp Festival 10th July 2010 * Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, performance at Sale FC with Tanante June 2010 * Drumroots Live performance with Tanante June 2010 * African Beats Camp Day performance with Tanante & Advanced Djembé workshop June 2010 * Monthly Drum Music performances with Tanante, Manchester Feb 2009 to present * Rhythmbridge Foundation Djembé/Dundun workshops, Hebden Bridge 2007 to present * Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Djembé/ Dundun workshop & Drumroots Live evening performance with Tanante Feb 2010 * Salisbury weekend Djembé/Dundun workshops Feb 2010 * Band on the Wall performance with Tanante, Manchester Dec 2009 * Knock on Wood Leeds, monthly guest Djembé teacher Nov 2007 to present * Ashton under Lyne Mental Health Day performance Oct 2009 * Trealthon Heaton Park Manchester performance with Tanante Oct 2009 * Dreissers Egg performance for Amnesty International 26th Sep 2009 * African Beats Camp Festival Bath, Beginners Djembé workshop & performance with Tanante Aug 2009 * Planet Sound Community Arts school and adult Djembé workshops Stoke on Trent Jun - Aug 2009 * African Drum Village Scotland, various level Djembé workshops & performances Aug 2009 * Corporate workshop, London with Drumroots July 2009 * Royal Show Kennerworth performance July 2009 * Worldwideweaver Sheffield, guest Djembé /Dundun teacher June 2009 * Feast Event Manchester performance with Tanante June 2009 * The Walls performance with Tanante June 2009 * Culture Shock performance with Tanante May 2009 * Audio Uprising performance with Tanante May 2009 * Salisbury weekend Djembé/Dundun workshops Mar 2009 * Contact Theatre performance with Tanante Feb 2009 * Rhythm & Grooves Festival Hebden Bridge Sep 2008 * African Drum Village Scotland Djembé workshops & performance Aug 2008 * WOMAD Festival Djembé workshops July 2008 * Drum Camp Festival Intermediate Djembé workshops & performance July 2008 * Mamady Keïta workshops High Wycombe Dundun support May 2008 * Primary and Secondary School Djembé workshops Cornwall May 2008 * Boumboum Djembé/Dundun workshop Cornwall May 2008 * Rhythm & Grooves Festival Hebden Bridge Sep 2007 * Primary and Secondary School Djembé workshops Cornwall Sept 2007 * Boumboum Djembé /Dundun workshops Cornwall Sep 2007 * Tribe of Doris Festival Dundun support and performance Aug 2007 * African Drum Village Scotland Performance with Famadou Konaté & beginners Djembé workshops Jul 2007 * WOMAD Festival Performance & workshop support Jul 2007 * MELA Festival Middlesborough, performance Jul 2007 * Drum Camp Festival performance & workshop support Jul 2007 * Iya Sako & Mamady Korouma performance Mamady Keïta Compound Matoto, Conakry, Guinea Jan 2007 * Fankabah performance Mamady Keïta Compound Matoto, Conakry, Guinea Dec 2006 * Performance with Famadou Konaté Kaporo, Conakry, Guinea Apr 2006 * Performance with Famadou Konaté Simbaya Gare, Conakry, Guinea 2005 * Fankabah performance Simbaya Gare, Conakry, Guinea Dec 2005 & Jan 2006 * Performance with Famadou Konaté, Centre Culturel Franco-Guinéen, Conakry, Guinea Feb 2005 *
