Concerts In the Courtyard (4)

The DrumConnection presents video archives shot by Alan Tauber during the early to late 2000s at Famoudou Konate's courtyard in Guinea. Famoudou attracts the very best in talent for the cultural enrichment of his students and friends. Every year, artists come to perform for us at his home near Conakry, Guinea. These are a few of those concerts.

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Education

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• djembe
• jembe
• alan
• tauber
• drumconnection
• famoudou
• konate
• drumming
• drum
• dance
• africa
• gu

[alantauber]

Yes. Approx 4 djembe 1 dunun player. It's a very dense interlocking of rhythms that creates that sound.

My take on the stillness of the spectators is this: They are all being very respectful of the situation. They are mostly guests who are out for the night to see something special. I would dare to say that the same crowd, seeing the local players would be much more involved. And they do!

This is a very choreographed ballet piece and the effect on the locals is a little disconnected. My take.

[nonidentity]

i don't think i've ever heard djembe parts like this

[archetypo]

There is a second sangban player as well, possibly even a kenkeni where you can't see him. I'm pretty sure this is a performance by Groupe Hamanah, and it's true that even the locals don't generally jump in and get involved when it's a choreographed ballet piece. If there's a place in the performance where the dancers solo one at a time, that would be when you might see some of the locals busting a few moves (I'm pretty sure that was happening in the 1st video in this series).

[joelgendler]

took at least 15 seconds to load - but worth the wait

interesting how still the crowd is--

is that really just 4 jembes and one dunun player?