… kind regards
to all friends of African music!
You are welcome.



Click on above Image to find current information
about musical lessons provided by Alpha Oulare!
— Klicken Sie auf obiges Bild um aktuelle Informationen
zu den von Alpha Oulare gewährten Unterrichtsstunden zu finden!
(Here English-language version of this prospect!)
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Ein exzellentes nahezu ungespieltes BALAFON
soll (einen) neue(n) Eigentümer finden
und steht zum Verkauf
— An excellent, nearly unplayed Balafon
shall find (a) new owner(s) and stands for sale:
By this occasion we allow us to remember the great Guinean musician Mister Momo Wandel Soumah (1926–2003). Alpha Oulare is grateful and considers himself fortunate to have also performed with him in concerts. (You can hear a similar master class Balafon as offered above in many of his recordings… Contact Alpha Oulare for more information about the musical device and other quality music instruments, items for sale!)
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From October, 2024, to September, 2025:
AFTER a few months of absence this website blog is maintained again, here the latest and before additions 2024/2023/2022:


THE VERY LATEST POST :
- Percussion-Workshop in Leipzig am 3.4.5. Oktober 2025 zu Traditionellen Rhythmen der Malinke und Suso in Guinea (Vorankündigung und Einladung mit Bitte um rechtzeitige Buchung der Teilnahme) — YouTube Channel news — Chemnitz Africa Festival 2025…September → Oktober 2025 a | | | | | | | | | | o Öffentliche Ankündigung und Einladung PERCUSSION-WORKSHOP IN LEIPZIGTRADITIONELLE RHYTHMENDER MALINKE UND SUSO AUS GUINEAMIT MEISTERTROMMLER ALPHA OULAREMUSIKLEHRER UND ENSEMBLELEITERAUS GUINEA CONAKRY UND LEIPZIGAM 3.4.5. OKTOBER 2025 (Hinweis, dass externe Werbeanzeigen, womöglich hier obig oder unten nachfolgend eingeblendet sichtbar, leider auferlegt von Wordpress.com und von uns nicht ausgewählt/bestimmt worden sind — wir bitten um Ihre / Eure Nachsicht!) Datum:Blockseminar / Wochenend-WorkshopFreitag, 3. Oktober 2025, 15–18 UhrSamstag, 4. Oktober 2025, 15–18 UhrSonntag, 5. Oktober 2025, 15–18 Uhr (Mindest-Teilnehmerinnen-/-Teilnehmer-Zahl: sieben (7),maximal zehn (10) Plätze.) Ort: Hupfeld-CenterLudwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16,D-04178 Leipzig (Erreichbar mit S-Bahn … Continue reading Percussion-Workshop in Leipzig am 3.4.5. Oktober 2025 zu Traditionellen Rhythmen der Malinke und Suso in Guinea (Vorankündigung und Einladung mit Bitte um rechtzeitige Buchung der Teilnahme) — YouTube Channel news — Chemnitz Africa Festival 2025…
CURRENT ADVERTIZEMENTS AND INFORMATION :
BEFORE EIGHT BLOG POSTS :
- Percussion-Workshop in Leipzig am 3.4.5. Oktober 2025 zu Traditionellen Rhythmen der Malinke und Suso in Guinea (Vorankündigung und Einladung mit Bitte um rechtzeitige Buchung der Teilnahme) — YouTube Channel news — Chemnitz Africa Festival 2025…September → Oktober 2025 a | | | | | | | | | | o Öffentliche Ankündigung und Einladung PERCUSSION-WORKSHOP IN LEIPZIGTRADITIONELLE RHYTHMENDER MALINKE UND SUSO AUS GUINEAMIT MEISTERTROMMLER ALPHA OULAREMUSIKLEHRER UND ENSEMBLELEITERAUS GUINEA CONAKRY UND LEIPZIGAM 3.4.5. OKTOBER 2025 (Hinweis, dass externe Werbeanzeigen, womöglich hier obig oder unten nachfolgend eingeblendet sichtbar, leider auferlegt von Wordpress.com und von uns nicht ausgewählt/bestimmt worden sind — wir bitten um Ihre / Eure Nachsicht!) Datum:Blockseminar / Wochenend-WorkshopFreitag, 3. Oktober 2025, 15–18 UhrSamstag, 4. Oktober 2025, 15–18 UhrSonntag, 5. Oktober 2025, 15–18 Uhr (Mindest-Teilnehmerinnen-/-Teilnehmer-Zahl: sieben (7),maximal zehn (10) Plätze.) Ort: Hupfeld-CenterLudwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16,D-04178 Leipzig (Erreichbar mit S-Bahn … Continue reading Percussion-Workshop in Leipzig am 3.4.5. Oktober 2025 zu Traditionellen Rhythmen der Malinke und Suso in Guinea (Vorankündigung und Einladung mit Bitte um rechtzeitige Buchung der Teilnahme) — YouTube Channel news — Chemnitz Africa Festival 2025…
- 6. Lindhardter Wald-Musik am 28. September 2025 in Naunhof / Sachsen (Forest Music Concert with Ensemble Triloban: Baroque & Westafrican Music)[ Translation via Google Inc. Translator ] Vorankündigung und Einladung zu einem erneuten Konzert des Ensembles Triloban: Lindhardter-Waldmusik.de6. Lindhardter WaldmusikAlpha [Oulare] – PercussionFriederike [Bouzayen] – CelloSam [Jarju] – KoraBirgit [Lawerenz] – Bass-Xylophon/PianoSo[nntag], 28.9.25 15:00 UhrBarockmusik & Westafrikanische LiederMitspiel- & Tanzmöglichkeit!Waldlichtung Lindhardt2 Gehmin[uten] Waldweg süd[lich] Blaufichtenweg, 04683 Naunhof-LindhardtBei Regen: 15:30 Uhr Foyer Gymnasium Naunhof – Wiesenstraße 36Alle Generationen herzlich willkommen! – Eintritt frei, Spenden erbeten! * Im Lindhardter Wald erklingen Barockmusik & Westafrikanische Lieder auf akustischen Instrumenten. Es gibt Musikinstrumente zum Mitspielen und bunte Tanztücher. Mit dem Triloban-Ensemble:Kora (afrikanische Stegharfe), Cello, Keys/Bassxylophon und westafrikanischer Perkussion. Eintritt frei, Spenden erbeten. Mit freundlicher Förderung durch das Kulturamt des Landkreises Leipzig. Vielen herzlichen Dank an Frau Friederike Bouzayen und alle Mitmusizierenden wie Gäste! Ortsbeschreibung / Karte Google Inc. Maps: * Die inzwischen finale Ankündigung … Continue reading 6. Lindhardter Wald-Musik am 28. September 2025 in Naunhof / Sachsen (Forest Music Concert with Ensemble Triloban: Baroque & Westafrican Music)
- Alpha Oulare and friends jamming at the Leipzig city feast 2024 (video clip)Many thanks to Mister Manuel Augusto and his Google Inc. YouTube channel for his video clip, as to all players and to the friendly audience at the Leipzig inner city on one afternoon during the annual Leipzig city feast Leipziger Stadtfest 2024 having taken place during the weekend of May 31st to June 2nd. The jam session had been a spontaneous offer to the Leipzig community, guests and tourists welcomed the concert performance… *
- Listen to Salif Keïta( Above: Salif Keïta and Manfila Kanté, 1970-s year ) By occasion and for educational purposes only, we allow us to provide the following musical reference to the work of Salif Keïta from Mali and France. ›My heart cries when I hear this music, for it is the music of my youth.‹ (Alpha Oulare)… Above: Google Inc. YouTube playlist with compiled tracks of Salif Keïta’s discography. *
- Children in Guinea — Enfants en Guinée — Kinder in Guinea : please help / s’il vous plaît, aidez / bitte helfen Sie !☂ BITTE #helfen Sie diesen #Kindern in Guinea° Conakry ! Please #help these #children in Guinea° Conakry ! S’il vous plaît, #aidez ces #enfants en Guinée° Conakry ! Please read the sources below about the situation of children in Guinea (Conakry)°. You can also make donations for children in need at concerts, workshops and in Alpha Oulare classes. All donations are reliably earmarked and promptly transferred to Guinea by bank transfer: Alpha Oulare currently transfers a monthly aid amount to Guinea to help finance voluntary school lessons for children in the community of Coyah who would otherwise have no education. … Continue reading Children in Guinea — Enfants en Guinée — Kinder in Guinea : please help / s’il vous plaît, aidez / bitte helfen Sie !
- Listen to Famoudou Konaté: Guinée: Percussions & Chants Malinké, volumes 1.2 at SoundcloudBy occasion this —to remember— finding of the senior musical authority Famoudou Konaté‘s two musical reference albums Guinea: Malinke Rhythms & Songs at the Soundcloud portal — toward all interested listeners and music students. The albums have been recorded by Famoudou Konaté and the Ensemble Hamana Dan Ba (27 tracks, play length 2’26”22s). As original new releases the musical document are not available anymore, currently, otherwise than as used items offered second-hand. We can find a similar representation of this music at Google Inc. YouTube here. More on Famoudou Konaté’s biography in this here blog post (about his biographical project). … Continue reading Listen to Famoudou Konaté: Guinée: Percussions & Chants Malinké, volumes 1.2 at Soundcloud
- Concert announcement/reminder for Ensemble Triloban: Trio concert (violoncello, kora harp, percussion) at Röcknitz, Saxony/F.R.G., on Saturday, October 19th, 2024This Saturday afternoon, from 2 p.m. onward until 5 p.m. the Ensemble Triloban —this time as trio consisting of its founder Friederike Bouzayen (violoncello), Alpha Oulare (percussion) and Sam Jarju (kora harp)— is performing another concert at the Geoportal Herrenhaus Röcknitz, address: An der Wasserburg 3, D-04808 Thallwitz OT Röcknitz, Free State of Saxony, F.R.G. The performance is to include many improvisation and invites all guests to play-along with and to dance to the music. More information on the concert venue Geoportal (Super-volcano center) Herrenhaus Röcknitz here and here. — Many thanks to the friendly host and all audience and … Continue reading Concert announcement/reminder for Ensemble Triloban: Trio concert (violoncello, kora harp, percussion) at Röcknitz, Saxony/F.R.G., on Saturday, October 19th, 2024
- West- and East-African Percussion Workshop with Djembéfola Alpha Oulare (Leipzig / Guinea) and Arba Manillah (Chemnitz / Tanzania) opening the 3rd Chemnitz Africa Festival on November, 15th, 2024This sounds promising :»Who would like to be part of the Africa Festival with warm drum vibes on November 16, 2024? Then come to the drum workshop on November 15, 2024. Here you will learn a drum performance that will be presented at the festival the next day. With musicians and music teachers for traditional West and East African percussion music and dance, you will learn from the professionals. Register at kmccev@gmail.com. — Kraftverkehr Chemnitz, November 15, 2024, 5 p.m.« »For all music enthusiasts, near and far: West/East African percussion workshop with the master drummer and music teacher Djembéfola Alpha … Continue reading West- and East-African Percussion Workshop with Djembéfola Alpha Oulare (Leipzig / Guinea) and Arba Manillah (Chemnitz / Tanzania) opening the 3rd Chemnitz Africa Festival on November, 15th, 2024
Back into October 2024 :



BY OCCASION
the following musical references (B. Marley and A. Blondy)
THEN, NOT OUTDATED :
Current general application of Mr. Alpha Oulare & his ensemble Sugé to attend festivals, concerts, workshops and ceremonies :

HUNGARY 2025?
Below advise, how to support Alpha Oulare & Sugé in their application for the 2025 Sziget Music Festival participation — could you help the band too? Many thanks in advance…
SAD NEWS :
Technical issue (October 1X, 2024) : current accessibility of Internet Archive ressources

Above: Screenshot from October 19th, 2024. Due to terroristic hacking assaults in this month and past before, the Internet Archive is currently maintained and Alpha Oulare related ressources, partly embedded in this website, not available. We hope and wish the service to resume his work soon.
cf. https://archive.org/details/01-suge
cf. https://archive.org/details/aosnd and more…
Postscriptum October 28th, 2024. Meanwhile the preserved audio content is available again, not partly re-implemented are video and the formerly JavaScript-based audio player utensils for these pages. Many thanks for this!
ONWARD, ANYHOW :
Last not least
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HAMBURG, AUGUST 2024 :

Below a short impression from this year’s 2024 Hamburg Alafia Africa Festival presenting among other acts another public concert of A. O. & Sugé (a more detailled review might follow as separate post next time) :
Finally a reference to another lasting musical collaboration within the ensemble Triloban, who provide trio and quartet concerts during this season Autumn 2024 :

cf. also here
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