Famoudou Konaté is a Malinké master drummer from Guinea. Famoudou Konaté is… Read Full Bio ↴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 Master Teacher, working across cultures, languages and skill levels to assist students with an approachable, patient and flexible teaching style. Famoudou’s passion for the music infuses every workshop. In each session, he effectively communicates a wealth of knowledge and drumming experience through his hands, his heart and his warm sense of humor. Everyone benefits from hands-on, personal contact with Famoudou throughout the workshop experience.
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 Master Teacher, working across cultures, languages and skill levels to assist students with an approachable, patient and flexible teaching style. Famoudou’s passion for the music infuses every workshop. In each session, he effectively communicates a wealth of knowledge and drumming experience through his hands, his heart and his warm sense of humor. Everyone benefits from hands-on, personal contact with Famoudou throughout the workshop experience.
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@thecroninagency
Definitely feel blessed to have done some workshops with Famoudou. An amazing gift to us all like Mamady
@keioogawa8313
Mon papa et karamo, Ii Konate! Je t'aime! I do manye! And there are beautiful images of his son Fode Konate, too..
@gerards-tips-and-tricks
Cette docu est une petite perle! Cette video ma convaincu que j'ai dû voir Famoudou taper le djembé à Deurne, Pays Bas en 1969 pendant une spectacle du ballet Africain! Merci Famoudou et merci Höröya. Gerard
@user-qt2pl8jd9e
Nice
@rourao
Oh Yaaaa! Great video thank you very much for sharing it with us all ! Blessed be Papa Famoudou Konaté !!!
@masserignefall7725
Toi aussi merci respé toujours 🙏
@nataliaberra4050
Precioso ver y entender que sus manos y el cuero que reverbera bajo sus palmas es una misma cosa, pura pasión y magia
@Squirrelconga
Thanks so much for making this! 💜🌺
@kathym6603
Aah! Thank you Africa. Real roots. Real life. Real music.
@hanszedinger4370
Mitreissend und zugleich informativ.