Famoudou Konaté

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Famoudou Konaté is a Malinké master drummer from Guinea. 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. Famoudou was born in 1940 near Sangbaralla, a village in the Hamana region of Upper Guinea, the Malinké heartland and the birthplace of the Dunun family of rhythms. A percussive prodigy, he was drumming in community festivals at the age of eight and was soon in demand as a djembefola across the region. From 1959 to 1985, Famoudou was the Lead Djembe Soloist for Les Ballets Africains de la République de Guinée, touring the world and performing with astounding virtuosity. During this time, Famoudou himself created many of the musical arrangements now common in West African performance groups worldwide. Since 1986, he has taught and performed annually throughout Europe, Japan, Israel, North America and West Africa, instilling a generation of non-African drummers with an extraordinary level of training. In 1996 he received an honorary professorship in Didactics of African Musical Practice from University of the Arts Berlin. He has produced 7 CDs, including his most recent release, Hamana Mandenkono. He is a Ma

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Rhythms and songs from Guinea

Hamana Namun

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Hamana Mandenkönö

Hamana Föli Kan

Guinea: Malinke Rhythms and Songs

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Guinée: Percussions & Chants Malinké volumes 1 & 2 (Guinea : Malinke Rhythms & Songs)

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Rhythmen Und Lieder Aus Guinea

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Rhythmen Der Malinke

Percussions et chants Malinké Vol. 2

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Guinee-Percussions et chants M

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l'Ensemble Hamana Dan Ba

Rhythmen Der Malinké

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