Seacoast West African Dance & Drum presents: Guinean drum and dance featuring djembefola, Namory Keita. Namory Keita, a master drummer from Guinea, has lived in New England for the past seven years. Namory Keita was born in 1982 in the village of Sangbarala, Guinea. At age 7 he began drumming, becoming the lead drummer for his village in 2006. Members of his family are well-known drummers. Since coming to America in 2010, he has played with noted musicians and venues throughout New England and the US and abroad. Liz Fowler has been dancing since she was a young girl. She has a BA in Dance Studies and has studied with teachers from Guinea, Mali, and Senegal and has traveled to Guinea to study dance intensively. Namory Keita and Liz Fowler teach Guinean style West African drum and dance at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine and love to share what they do with folks around the Seacoast of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Namory Keita, a master drummer from Guinea, Namory Keita was born in 1982 in the village of Sangbarala, Guinea. At age 7 he began drumming, becoming the lead drummer for his village in 2006. Members of his family are well-known drummers. His brothers, Solo Keita, living in Japan, and Nansady Keita, in England, grew up drumming with Namory under the tutelage of his uncle, Famoudou Konate, one of the most famous West African drummers in the world. As an international teacher and performing artist, Namory has been invited to many places to share his culture including Germany, Poland, France, Canada, and Portugal. Since coming to America in 2010, he has played with noted musicians and venues throughout New England and the US and abroad. Liz Fowler has been dancing since she was a young girl. She has a BA in Dance Studies and has studied with teachers from Guinea, Mali, and Senegal Namory Keita & Liz Fowler teach Guinean style West African drum & dance at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
