In 2002, we invited a couple of our Djembe Woodshed students on a trip to Famoudou Konate’s workshop in Conakry, where we joined students from all over the world—France, Germany, Japan and not least of all, the US, for a wonderful 4 weeks of study with the Konate family and others!
Here is some video footage of a student recital from that workshop at Konate’s home/school in Simbaya. Our students are on the duns, Jim Banks on Djembe accompaniment, yours truly on solo djembe—joined by other students from the workshop performing at the home of Mamady Keita in Matoto.
Enjoy! It’ s the next best thing to being there.
