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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…


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PERCUSSION-WORKSHOP IN LEIPZIG
TRADITIONELLE RHYTHMEN
DER MALINKE UND SUSO AUS GUINEA
MIT MEISTERTROMMLER ALPHA OULARE
MUSIKLEHRER UND ENSEMBLELEITER
AUS GUINEA CONAKRY UND LEIPZIG
AM 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-Workshop
Freitag, 3. Oktober 2025, 15–18 Uhr
Samstag, 4. Oktober 2025, 15–18 Uhr
Sonntag, 5. Oktober 2025, 15–18 Uhr

(Mindest-Teilnehmerinnen-/-Teilnehmer-Zahl: sieben (7),
maximal zehn (10) Plätze.)

Ort: Hupfeld-Center
Ludwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16,
D-04178 Leipzig (Erreichbar mit S-Bahn S1, Tram 7
bis S-Bahnhof Leipzig-Leutzsch, Bus; kostenlose PKW- und Radparkplätze im Hof des Areals)
Aufgang C (drittes Obergeschoss, leider noch immer keine Fahrstühle/Barrierefreiheit!)

Kursgebühr: für gesamt drei Tage freundliche 120 €
(ermäßigt° nur 100 €)

Bitte reservieren Sie rechtzeitig!
Die Teilnehmerinnen-/Teilnehmer-Zahl
ist auf zehn (10) Personen begrenzt,
mindestens sieben (7) Teilnehmerinnen/Teilnehmer
sind nötig, dass der Kurs stattfinden wird.

 
ANKÜNDIGUNG der seltenen Ge­legen­heit eines Per­cussion-Work­shops zur tra­di­tio­nellen west­afrika­ni­schen Mu­sik Gui­neas als drei­tägi­ges Block­semi­nar am Wo­chen­en­de des 3., 4. und 5. Okto­ber 2025 im Leipzi­ger Hup­feld-Cen­ter ver­anstal­tet vom Meis­ter­tromm­ler (dem ehe­mali­gen Mit­glied des Gui­ne­ischen Na­tio­nal­ballets, der En­sembles Kon­koure Bam­ba, Sugé und ande­rer Grup­pen) und Musik­lehrer (das heißt auch Be­grün­der meh­re­rer Per­cussions­schu­len in Eu­ropa) Herrn Al­pha Ou­la­re (aus Cona­kry und Leip­zig). Bitte mer­ken Sie vor: Per­cussion-Work­shop Block­semi­nar zu den tradi­tio­nel­len Rhyth­men der Malin­ke und Su­so für die Djembé-Trom­mel Spie­lende in Beglei­tung von Dunun­ba und Sang­ba, gleicher­maßen für alle Inter­essier­ten: An­fänge­rin­nen, An­fän­ger, Fort­geschrit­tene, pro­fessio­nelle Musi­ke­rin­nen und Mu­si­ker al­ler Musik­rich­tun­gen an­ge­legt, be­kömm­lich und er­fah­rens­wert an den Nach­mit­ta­gen des ers­ten Okto­ber-Wo­chen­en­des im freund­lichen Pro­be- und Unter­richts­raum des Musik­leh­rers im Leip­zi­ger Hup­feld-Center (Lud­wig-Hup­feld-Stra­ße 16, in der Nä­he vom S-Bahn­hof Leip­zig Leutzsch, Stra­ßen­bahn­linie 7 und Bus­an­bin­dun­gen, mit Park­mög­lich­kei­ten auf dem Ge­län­de). Der Unter­richt wird je­weils um 15 Uhr be­gin­nen und an al­len Ta­gen min­des­tens drei Stun­den dau­ern mit kur­zen Pau­sen und klei­nem Im­biß. Es ent­fällt kei­ne ge­son­der­te Miet­ge­bühr für die Nut­zung der Trom­meln aus Gui­nea / West­afri­ka, son­dern nur eine Gesamt­kurs­ge­bühr von 120 (ein­hun­dert­zwan­zig) Eu­ro (€) für alle drei Ta­ge. Die­ses eben­so sit­ten­kon­for­me wie rechts­gül­ti­ge An­gebot ist sel­ten in die­ser Art und in sei­nem Preis güns­tig, ei­ne freund­liche Ges­te an alle Inter­essier­ten: ° Eine zu­sätz­li­che Er­mäßi­gung der Kurs­ge­bühr auf einhundert (100) Euro (€) wird Aus­zu­bil­den­den, Stu­den­tin­nen und Stu­den­ten, Ju­gend­li­chen bis 18 Jah­ren und Se­nio­rin­nen, Se­nio­ren ge­währt wer­den. Bit­te mel­den Sie sich / bitte mel­det Euch recht­zei­tig an, da die Teil­neh­me­rin­nen-/Teil­neh­mer­zahl be­grenzt ist. Wei­ter­füh­rende Fra­gen be­ant­wor­tet Herr Alpha Ou­lare freundlich und kompetent fern­münd­lich und schrift­lich. Bitte zögert nicht, Euch zu melden!



[Click above for announcement and entry at www.Musik-Anzeigen.com.
General information about Alpha Oulare’s musical lessons can be found here (.pdf, German language)]


Veranstalter

Musiklehrer & Musiker Herr Alpha Oulare
Institut Sunjata de famille Djembéfola Monsieur Alpha Oulare

Leipzig, Kontakt: Telefon und WhatsApp unter 0178 56 34 016
oder (ein Click!) Call Alpha (tagsüber 15–19/20 Uhr),
E-Mail über aoulare.art@gmail.com,
social-media Facebook-Messenger
fb.com/alfa-oulare
oder über unser(e bei­den) Kontaktformular(e) unten:

(Weitere Informationen auch dort:
Google Inc. YouTube-Kanal youtube.com/@alphaoulare
Google Inc. Internetsuche — A.O.)


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Weitere Hinweise:

Postscriptum. Zum Musik­unter­richt bei Mu­sik­leh­rer und Pro­fi­mu­si­ker Al­pha Ou­la­re all­ge­mein könnt Ihr / kön­nen Sie nach­le­sen un­ter tiny­url.com/ao­inf­125 — als Hör­pro­be ei­nes gan­zen Mu­sik­al­bums von Al­phas En­semble Su­gé schaut auf ar­chive.org/de­tails/01-su­ge (Dank an das inter­natio­na­le Inter­net Ar­chive!) oder [ao].band­camp.com.
… In Vor­be­rei­tung ste­hen Demo-Auf­nah­men von neu­en Stü­cken, auch ei­ner re­vi­dier­ten zeit­an­ge­pass­ten Fas­sung des Ala­kha­won­ma­ly-Al­bums selbst, hat Djembé­fola Al­pha Ou­la­re doch be­reits Ma­te­ri­al für min­des­tens vier Al­ben im Geis­te vor­be­rei­tet, mu­si­ka­lisch ent­wi­ckelt. Nächs­ter öf­fent­li­cher Auf­tritt von Sugé könn­te üb­ri­gens das Chem­nit­zer Ku­ka­ye-Mo­to-Culture-Club-Af­ri­ka­fes­ti­val am 16. No­vem­ber 2025 wer­den, dann Al­pha Ou­la­re & Sugé als Head­liner. Vie­len Dank für Euer Inter­esse und Eu­re wohl­mei­nen­de An­teil­nahme!  A.O.
pps. Ab­schlie­ßend die dring­li­che Bit­te mit Ver­weis auf Al­pha Ou­la­res Haus­recht, dass Stö­re­rin­nen und Stö­rer, (Vi­deo-)Stal­ker­/~in­nen und an­de­re Nach­stel­ler­/~in­nen, stets auch Ha­cker­/~in­nen, Hass­ver­bre­cher/~in­nen, bit­te fern blei­ben mö­gen. Das Block­semi­nar ist als fried­li­ches und sit­ten­kon­for­mes Mu­sik­er­eig­nis kon­zi­piert. Dank an Freund Till Bommer in Ber­lin für das Por­trait­foto. Die Per­sön­lich­keits­rech­te al­ler Be­tei­lig­ten sol­len in der nicht-öf­fent­li­chen Ver­an­stal­tung nach un­se­ren Prin­zi­pi­en und Kräf­ten ge­wahrt blei­ben, zum Bei­spiel ein­ge­denk des Rech­tes am Ei­ge­nen Bild… Vie­len Dank für Eu­er Ver­ständ­nis und Eu­re Hil­fe: Be­dro­her/Be­dro­he­rin­nen, Stal­ker und ih­re Gangs (!) wer­den ört­­li­chen und inter­natio­na­len Po­li­zei- und an­de­ren er­mit­teln­den Diens­ten und Or­ga­ni­sa­tio­nen stra­fan­an­ge­zeigt, War­nung! (Wie fan­den (S)ie zu uns? Hof­fent­lich nicht als illega­le Aus­spä­her unse­rer gesetz­lich ge­schütz­ten Tele-Kom­muni­ka­tion, also als Mit­glie­der des straf­ver­folg­ten Orga­ni­sier­ten ver­fas­sungs­feind­li­chen Ver­bre­chens!) Die­ses un­ser Ange­bot ist al­lein fried­li­cher sitten­kon­former ernst­hafter Musik­unterricht — Wir ha­ben das Haus­recht in­ne! — a.o.


Zu Djembéfola Alpha Oulare


Mehr / more:


Alpha Oulare & Sugé: Alakhawonmaly!!
DIEU sera avec nous!! GOD will help us!! (review & echo mix)
(Berlin: Gamton 2000; Bandcamp 2022 — original version)

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MEANWHILE, you also might con­sult Al­pha’s of­ficial You­Tube channel to find more mu­si­cal and in­form­ative clips re­lated to his mu­sic, or play­lists of other great mu­sicians from Guinea and West Af­ri­ca, alike further in­spi­ration…

Oben: (Die Djembé mag Dich leiden lassen, sie eröffnet Dir aber auch ein weiteres, tieferes und neues Verständnis der uns umgebenden Natur.)

(Weltmusik — Folklore — Trommelstudien — Tanzmusik — Afrikanische Musik — Trommelmusik — Ernste Musik)

(barrierefrei: Sprachausgabe)

(Finally a mere experimental video advertizement, created by Google Inc. Notebook LM)

(mere in deutscher Umgangs­spra­che,
but intendedly zur Be­för­de­rung der Bar­rie­re­frei­heit)

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bitte nicht verpassen:
3.4.5. Oktober 2025 in Leipzig!

Rechtzeitige Anmeldung
ist von Vorteil!



Vielen herzlichen Dank!


Beitrag zuletzt bearbeitet am 1.10.2025. — Kontakt.
Kurzadresse: tinyurl.com/djembe1025


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Nazis, racists, anti-Africans,
intended neo-colonial usurpators, censors and expropriators stay far!
They are not wanted, but rejected; they will never participate.

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Listen to Famoudou Konaté: Guinée: Percussions & Chants Malinké, volumes 1.2 at Soundcloud

By 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).

Many thanks for listening!

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Children’s drumming lessons: Djembé weekly on Sunday afternoon (Trommelunterricht für Kinder in Leipzig) — Educational and salutary ressources for Kids / Activities

Übersetzen ins Deutsche?  These friendly and useful children’s lessons are held successfully yet for many years, beside the main elder drumming courses and African dance workshops:

Event organized by Alpha Oulare
Sundays 3–4 p.m.
Ludwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16, 04178 Leipzig, Germany
Running time: 1 hour
Public
Every Sunday afternoon drumming lessons for children led by master drummer Alpha Oulare.
Registration & further information: Telephone Alpha Oulares 0178-5634016 (also WhatsApp)

At the age of five he learned to play the drums in the national ballet in Guinea, and later he became one of the best percussionists in his country. Since 1998 he has enriched the Afro music scene in Germany. He worked as a musician and teacher in Berlin, Stuttgart and since 2016 also in Leipzig. Alpha Oulare is married husband and has several own children.

(Hear sounds from the album »Alakhawonmaly!! DIEU sera avec nous!! GOD will help us« by Alpha Oulare & Sugé — to be found here)

Form of teaching:

  • in the group
  • instruments of different sizes can be provided for the lesson depending on the age of the child, or you can bring your own drum
  • together with the children, the first rhythms are worked out step by step and practiced in the group
  • the children are treated with great sensitivity and the individual learning process is accompanied
  • different levels and previous experiences are included and promoted in the lessons
  • one-to-one lessons are of course also possible by prior arrangement, or sharing the group depending on the number of participants
  • other course dates and times on request
  • the lessons take place taking into account the current health situation

Venue: Hupfeldcenter, Ludwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16, 04178 Leipzig: Meeting point in the courtyard, staircase C — we go to the room together.

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Pour les enfants — hear also some West-African children’s songs, animation for young persons: Comptines d’Afrique

[These are Nursery Rhymes from Africa: »Welcome to the number-one YouTube channel of animated African nursery rhymes — Chain that connects and transmits — Welcoming channel where we play, cook, dance, sing, clap our hands and invent the future — Channel that puts its values into practice, benevolence, empathy, education — Welcome to COMPTINES D’AFRIQUE, African children’s songs channel — Best way for our children to become world citizens« (ibid.)]
(Click on the above images (screenshot) to find more videos of different length and theme. — Listeners and viewers of any age and early readers might learn the French language and African languages by this too. The music appears to be very tasteful. But be careful about television and new media in general, regarding the child’s mental health and natural learning, abilities!)

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(Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, F 2005)
You should consider if to purchase this film trilogy
as digital copies from vendors for your children.

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Die Rechte des Kindes :
(UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child, version for children translated into german language)

Might the future of our children be peaceful and safe, this our pious wish and mission!


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Finally, for the parents another more general advertizement by Mister Oulare, as friendly reminder:


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Alpha Oulare & Rootsmanding will perform at the 20th Alafia Africa Festival Hamburg on August 27th, 2022 — 2020 A/Ou portrait photograph

»The Hamburg Africa Festival is celebrating an anniversary: 20 years of Alafia — Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Bon Anniversaire!!!«

Participation / Contribution:

[Roots Manding drumming, dancing, acrobatics and singing group (click into for the original but very dark flyer motif at Mr. Sam Jarju’s Facebook profile that is good to know).]

»Rootsmanding Band
Samstag, 27. August 2022, 16.00 Uhr
Guinea etc., traditionelle Rhythmen aus Westafrika
[more info:]
Die Musiker der Rootsmandig Band stammen aus verschiedenen Ländern Westafrikas (Guinea-Conakry, Gambia, Elfenbeinküste u.a.) und bringen die traditionelle Kunst Westafrikas auf die Alafia-Bühne. Sie mischen traditionelle Percussionsrhythmen mit den Melodien der Kora, die im Zentrum ihrer Musik steht. Logisch: keine traditionelle Musik ohne Tanz. Doundoun und Djembe legen einen tollen Rhythmusteppich, zu dem neben dem Chorgesang die Klänge der Kora herrlich kontrastieren. Großes Kino.« (Festival homepage — translation)

The Hamburg Africa festival’s finally announced musical program:

Friday, August 26th, 2022:

4:00pm Ouverture

4:30pm Simba Ci, Zimbabwe (Singer/Songwriter) — cf. official YouTube channel

5:00pm IYASA, Zimbabwe (Dance theater, children’s cultural caravan) — cf. official YouTube channel

6:00pm Nana Yeboah’s Highlife Express, Ghana (Highlife) — cf. YouTube channel of the artist

8:00pm Abdou Day, Madagascar (Reggae) — cf. official YouTube channel

Saturday, August 27th, 2022:

12:00am Manifestation

1:00pm Simba CI (second performance)

2:00pm Abdou Day (second performance)

3:30pm IYASA (second performance)

4:00pm Rootsmanding [PS 12-29-2022: click here for video excerpt!], Guinea etc. (traditional Rhythms from West-Africa) — here they are!

6:00pm Papito Chango’s Pi a Pa, Cuba (Music of the Santeria) — cf. official YouTube channel

8:00pm Les Quatro des Bakotessa, Kongo (Soukouss etc.) — cf. YouTube search results

Sunday, August 28th, 2022:

2:00pm Abdelhafid Catruat Band, Marokko etc. (Music from North-Africa) — cf. YouTube search results

4:00pm Rama N’Goni, Burkina Faso (Songs & Rhythms from Burkina Faso) — cf. official YouTube channel

6:00pm Habyba & Band, Ghana (New Pop from Ghana) — cf. official YouTube channel

 

HOPEFULLY no mishappings will occur and all logistics and transportation to and from Hamburg be fine!

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Year 2020 or earlier photograph of Alpha Oulare (from a series)

FOUND BY OCCASION IN THE INTERNET: »Djembe Kurse in Kreuzberg. Trommelunterricht: Seit Jahren unterrichte ich Interessierte in der Kunst, die Djembe zu spielen, und traditionelle westafrikanische Rhythmen. Ich beherrsche Instrumente wie Djembe, Balafon, Doundoun, Gongoma, Sangbar, Kenkeni und Maracas. Meine Kurse finden fortlaufend jeden Mittwoch in Kreuzberg statt. Weiteres erfahren Sie beim ersten Kontakt. Ich freue mich auf Ihr Kommen! Ich biete an: – Trommelunterricht Privatunterricht oder in der Gruppe – Anfänger bis Fortgeschrittene – repariere auch Trommeln – verkaufe Trommeln und Felle« (Musik-Anzeigen.com, 2020 (archived) — translation). The advertizement should meanwhile (still applicable!) relate though to Mr. Oulare’s family’s hometown Leipzig.

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Personal Requests

Who is willing to support Alpha Oulare in this:


FROM 80 EURO-CENTS ON: Please support the artist and Djembefolá by purchasing his Music as a digital copy from the provider BandCamp. You can also freely choose the amount of your recognition up there…

He is also THANKFUL for providing music/recording equipment (multitrack recorders, field recorders, instrument and vocal microphones, converters, effects and much more) for his music, extensive albums with new compositions that are to be recorded soon … (Calls, also for performances by his ensemble, musical trips to Guinea as a drum and dance course in February / Autumn 2023, interviews, sound and video recordings, photography, advice, construction and sale of West African musical instruments, editing … to his cellphone / WhatsApp are during the day possible and even desirable.)

OVERALL please notify that this (!) to be a public request for help and collaboration, administrative and aid and knowledge transfer, so by NGOs, religious / humanitarian communities in world – positive, peaceful exchange.

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DJEMBÉFOLA — Two enlightening documentary films on the Master Djembe artist Mister Mamady Keïta (Rest in Peace!) by Monsieur Laurent Chevalier: »Djembefola« (1991) and »Mögöbalu« (1998)

Without further annotations, but referring to international review and critics, we allow us here to include the truely enlightening documentary films by M. Laurent Chevalier »Djembefola« (1991) and »Mögöbalu« (1998) on the Guinean Master Drummer legend Mister Mamady Keïta (August 1950 – June 21st, 2021) — May he rest in Peace! In fact Alpha Oulare used to be student of Mamady Keita in his youth. We hope to be able by this reference to provoke deeper interest and understanding of these West-African Musical Arts and Culture as well as thanking Alpha Oulare’s former teacher Mister Mamady Keïta (The King).

FRENCH MUSIC DOCUMENTARY (translated subtitles available)

»I left my village Balandugu when I was 12 years old and returned after 26 years. This documentary was filmed when I make the trip back to Balandugu. I am sharinging it now with the world in hope that this inspires you and gives you the strength you need to continue your passion in this life.« (From the official Google Inc. YouTube channel° of Mamady Keïta and heirs — might he be remembered for long times…)

(° Postscriptum 19.10.2024: Google Inc. YouTube video references updated; now from two different sources, as the original Youtube film had disappeared / been removed(?). Please let us know future changes in this!)


MUSIC ALBUM: One by him is Mamady Keïta & Sewa Kan: Hakili (2011, BandCamp-distributed):

»To celebrate 50 years of his musical year, master percussionist Mamady Keïta embarked on a European tour with an expanded line-up his group Sewa Kan, adding balafon, kora and saxophone to the percussive core. The group played to tens of thousands across nine countries during summer 2009 and this CD and DVD provide an outstanding souvenir. The title Hakili, meaning good spirit, proves apt. Mamady’s career started when he was chosen, aged just 14, to join the newly formed National Ballet of Guinea — the major state-sponsored cultural troupe in the country. He went on to become Artistic Director and stayed with the Ballet for 20 years. He then moved to Belgium and formed Sewa Kan shortly after. His time is now spent teaching and playing from his new base in the USA. He has released nine albums with his group and several instructional DVDs. The CD (70 mins) was recorded during the tour; the DVD (100 mins) at the Jazz Sous Les Pommiers festival in France.

Musicians :
– MAMADY KEÏTA : djembe solo, djembe bass, vocals & band leader
– BABARA BANGOURA : djembe, backing vocals
– SOULEYMANE “COBRA” CAMARA : djembe, kenkeni & kora
– BABA TOURE : djembe, calabash, gongoma
– MONETTE KEÏTA : kenkeni, djembe
– CECE KOLY : sangban
– YOUSSOUF TRAORE : dunumba
– MAMA ADAMA CAMARA : dance & backing vocals
– BEBEY YOULA : dance & lead vocals
– KANDET DIOUBATE : dance & lead vocals
– PRINCE DIABATE : kora & vocals
– DJELIMADY KOUYATE : balafon
– MANU HERMIA : flute & saxophone«.

(Annotation from the Discographies service, there more releases enlisted — please support the Artists!)


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Djembe comparison (visual from pictures)

PRODUCT COMPARISON: Find here a list of eBay search results (that is were many searches of vendors and private sellers start) for the search term “Djembe” (drums) to be precise in example, as comparison against the original West-African drums from first-hand professional African manufacturers offered here at this website by Alpha Oulare! … We suppose that you will find by this reasons enough better to contact and rely to Mister Alpha Oulare when searching for an authentical, new, good sounding individual musical instrument from West Africa that is in good condition and can be maintained, repaired, extended by the seller and his professional partners, that are all African musicians.

COMPARE E-BAY OFFERS OF DJEMBE DRUMS (DIFFERENT CONDITION, ORIGIN, PRICE LEVELS)

CLICK BELOW ON IMAGE TO OPEN CURRENT EBAY SEARCH ON “DJEMBÈ”…

 
 
… AGAINST THE CURRENT SORTIMENT OF WEST-AFRICAN DJEMBÉFOLA=MASTER DRUMS THAT IS OFFERED BY MISTER ALPHA OULARE LEIPZIG / GUINEA CONAKRY

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Offer: West-African Musical Instruments as Tools of Trade — you can contact Mister Alpha Oulare to purchase these quality items manufactured by African musicians!

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MERCATORY OFFER: These are photographs from the Rehearsal and Workshop rooms of Alpha Oulare and his musical colleagues at the Hupfeld Center area in Leipzig (district Leipzig / Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, D-04157, Ludwig-Hupfeld-Straße 16, building entrance C; the building complex is guarded by security corporations), no concrete online shop… If certain instruments awake your interest, if you have been searching for the approbiate musical device for long and to find here, if you wish musical demonstrations, need help on repair and further modifications as tuning and enhancement / decoration you can contact Alpha Oulare directly to make an appointment into a concrete meeting at this place… Have a look into this living collection (technical note: images might possibly load slowly here at first if not having been cached yet):

Djembé drums from West Africa
These Djembé drums sound good!
They here stand alike eight men.
On top here Kalimba / Kalebasse drum.
Doundoun, Sangba, Tenkenin, tools…
Bolong 4-string harp, in goat fur.
Kora, N’Goni and Bolong harps, more…
All instruments are handled carfully!
Shakers / Shereke, tools…
Not for sale: Awesome Tapes from Africa.
A view through our window…
Occasional here also recordings…
(Visual impressions)

A few more images shall follow. The Balafon, so it is said by musical West-African legends, has not been invented / first-made by Man himself, it is of supernatural origin… Underneath its wooden and tuned sound bars lay resonating jugs of clay each to create this fascinating rich sounds. A short audio sample recording of Alpha playing the balafon next:

(Note: Alpha Oulare is demonstrating the African Balafon in free improvisation. He points out not to be a very skillful player himself (yet), rather still student at this particular instrument. It’s a life-long learning. You hear a plain cellphone recording with added reverbation/hall effect, sounding as if from far away…)
Alpha Oulare playing the Balafon, in picture two Kalebasses.
The Balafon owns a special bag for rest and transportation.
During his Percussion Workshops Alpha Oulare mostly plays the Djembé drum with his students, partly also Doundoun and Sangba, Tinkening. (All photographs having been taken on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, in place.)

Contact Mister Alpha Oulare to test-play and and purchase these original, traditioally manufactured West-African musical instruments, each item is unique and sounds authentically good:

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You can call Alpha Oulare also directly so in this issue. Click here to dial his number!

LAST NOT LEAST WORD ON PRICES: Prices. These are fair and not too expensive, no amoral profit shall be made, but the African manufacturers and importing trading/messaging helpers find their acknowledgement. We regard it to be a better solution to obtain and purchase these instruments from first hand other than as from musical stores and major Internet distributors, cheapest used defect items of unkown origin, or non-african forgeries and replicas, or so-called special editions of drums at over-sized pricing… You will always also find help and advise in/on maintaining the instrument healthy and in good sounding shape, loving it as musical friend and partner.

Alpha Oulare on the phone. He is always friendly, and kind to all customers and musical students.

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The first public announcement and invitation for 2023 dated back March 24th, 2022

It currently appears, as if the announced Music Workshop Journey to Guinea Conakry / Isle of Roume could take place a few months later that year 2023, in Autumn. Updates of the invitation will follow…

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June 25th, 2022, afternoon at the Hupfeld Center Rehearsal and Workshop Room

NOT UNIMPORTANT : Musical instruments as Djembé drums, D(o)und(o)uns of several sizes up to the great-sounding Balafon, more, Shakers and string instruments as Kora, N’Goni and Bolong, each with supply can be test-played at and purchased from Alpha Oulare(‘s) as well — you will find detailed catalog images and information on pricing for instruments handcrafted by African musicians here in soon future… POST SCRIPTUM: Meanwhile these statements have been added to this website, in first revision. Look here, please also forward as link: tinyurl.com/aotrade. We thank you!

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ALWAYS IMPORTANT AND TO CONSIDER : REALIZE : Support of Development Aid for Guinea are another concern of Mister Alpha Oulare. Contact him directly to find understanding of his ideas on international economic exchange, so in textile industry to establish manufacturing in country, entrepreneurship in this strengthening the Guinean social system and young adults and families in need.



Sewing technologies and more for textiles and clothing for Guinean collaboratives and entrepreneurs, skill training and human-sustainable-fair production? Container shipping to Guinea Conakry – administrative financial support, logistics, trade goods, technology and wares? Know how? — More on all of this here soon…

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June 25th, 2022, afternoon at the Hupfeld Center Rehearsal and Workshop Room

These eight of currently 16 Djembé drums sound authentical and good! Many more and more different musical instruments from West-Africa are offered; they can be ordered, manufactured, modified or repaired, tuned by experienced African musicians at fair prices — ask for details and costs! Interested persons are invited to try out instruments in place.


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More, further notes on the website completition shall follow here in future… Please visit these pages again! We thank you for your interest and kind consideration, any support. Be blessed!

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Invitation to Guinea Conakry / Isle of Roume : Workshop Journey in February 2023 (!) [or in later Autumn]

PREFACED: Maybe this Invitation will apply for the later months of the year 2023, which is not yet concrete at all, but the outline and journey content should be found to be similar in both cases — read on:

[Public announcement and invitation by Djembéfola Mr. Alpha Oulare]

MUSICAL JOURNEY TO GUINEA :

Winter holiday workshop in February 2023

2-week drum and dance course from February 5th to 19th, 2023[1]

Let yourself be carried away into the wonderful culture of Guinea! Together with us you will discover its breathtaking variety of colours, smells and sounds — very close to the pulse of nature and the local people.

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DRUM LESSONS. In drum lessons we practice traditional rhythms and percussion techniques on the Djembé, one of the most expressive drums in Africa. In addition, the interaction of the whole group is trained. The three masters of the drum (Djembéfola) Mr. Gillbert, the course instructor, accompanied by Mr. Alpha Oulare and Mr. Mamadie Camara, go into each level individually. The drums are provided.

DANCING LESSONS. Accompanied by the aforementioned drummers, the dance lessons take place with the two professional dance teachers Ms. Marama Konti and Ms. Kadiatou Zuma. For a long time, both were dancers with the national ballet «Kounkuré Bamba» in Conakry, where they currently live and teach several dance groups. Their wealth of experience enables them to handle different levels of dance equally.

THREE MEALS A DAY. Our cook Ms. Fatime will entertain us with her culinary art. As a snack, fruit, snacks and table water are freely available for all travelers. You have to organize muesli or special foods yourself.

OVERNIGHT STAY. 2-bed rooms with simple furnishings, beds with mosquito nets are provided. On the Île de Roume we stay in bamboo huts directly at the sea.

WHAT AWAITS YOU on our trip to Guinea:

  • Airport transfer (arrival and departure as a whole group),
  • traditional accommodation (no mass tourism),
  • 3× daily culinary delicacies of the Guinean cuisine,
  • two-week drum and dance course and
  • optional excursions, cultural events, festivals and much more

TRAVEL PRICE for the two-week stay:

  • all inclusive with dance and drumming course 950 €,
  • only with dance course 785 €,
  • only with drumming courses 785 €

(simple extension week possible by arrangement).

TIME SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 4th, 2023, arrival at Conakry/Guinea airport, transfer as a group[2] to the town of Coyah[3].

Sunday, February 5th, 2023, free day to arrive and relax.

Monday, February 6, 2023 to Friday, February 10, 2023, daily lessons in traditional dance and drumming, in Coyah.

Saturday, February 11, 2023, moving by boat to the Île de Roume, one hour before Conakry. Free time for long walks into the interior of the small island and along the sea, visit to the village with insights into the everyday life of the people, for example fishing. Spontaneous excursions around the island or a rest day in a hammock — all this and much more is possible.

From Monday 13.2.2023, daily lessons in traditional dance and drumming on the island of Roume, outside by the sea.

Saturday and Sunday, February 18/19, 2023, return journey.

Guinea Conakry region, Los Islands and the Isle of Roume (Sources Twitter.com and Mindat.org)


REMARKS

[1] Variable arrival and departure times are possible.

[2] Arrangements among the travelers as a group regarding the transfer are possible.

[3] The drive from Conakrys Airport to Coyah takes approximately 1½ hours. The journey from Coyah to Roume Island takes approximately 2 hours by car to the port and then another 1 hour by boat to the island.

Dance lessons Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 and 17:00 to 18:00, drum lessons Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 15:00.

You have to organize the flight yourself. There are various airlines that fly to Conakry: Airfrance (you can take a lot of luggage here) or, for example, Air Morocco.

A visa must be ordered at the Guinean Embassy in Berlin.

Vaccination card is mandatory (vaccination against yellow fever and/or prophylactic treatment against malaria).

For those who have the desire and the time, there is an opportunity to arrive earlier and also to stay there longer. The holiday can be extended up to 3 months, for this it is necessary to contact the organizer Mr. Alpha Oulare (additional costs about 150 € per week for room and board).

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Please contact Mr. Alpha Oulare, Leipzig/Conakry, by e-mail: alpha.oulare@hotmail.de, or mobile phone / Whatsapp (+49) (0)178 56 34 016, or via social media Facebook: tinyurl.com/alphaoulare, also for contracts with the percussion and vocal ensemble Sugé.

[© Mr. Alpha Oulare, Leipzig / Federal Republic of Germany, Guinea-Conakry, March 24, 2022]

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[ G O O G L E : I N C. T R A N S L A T O R ]

ᎪᏁᎮᎻᎪ ᏅᏬᏞᎪᎡᎬ was born in Faranah from an original Mandingo family in Guinea Conakry and comes from the generation of the seventies. He started playing drum at the age of five. He describes himself: »I saw the Djembé in a dream after I had left a cultural place where I had met Ma Siré Camara. I was ten years old and I said to him that I love the music, then he told, come with me … I studied with him for five years and soon became a member of his ballet. Afterwards I joined the group Kounkouré Bamba. At first, I accompanied and later became a solo Djembé player … I then met Famoudou Konaté and Mamady Keïta. We also played with Faduba Oulare and his Ensemble in numerous traditional festivals all over Guinea.«

Peace shall be, the Djembé drum, West-Africa Guinea, Conakry, the World…

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