A collection of recorded Djembe and Dundun music from West Africa

*SPECIAL NOTE:

Our delivery system has changed. Rather than mailing you your music, you can now live stream the music from wherever you are, straight from our website. Once we receive payment, we will send you your own password to use when you stream the music from our site. Also, while it is not possible at this time to make the music downloadable from our website, we CAN DropBox it to you. Contact us for more information.

WHAT?

13-15 minutes each of 37 well known Guinean rhythms, played by talented Guinean drummers, professionally recorded Guinea West Africa, meticulously mixed in the States, placed on our website for you to live stream anywhere, available for sale to you at a great price. Nice.

WHAT FOR?

Dancers who want to practice what they have learned. Dance companies who would like to rehearse and perform to solid music. Dance teachers who need a backup plan when the drummers don’t show up. Dancers who want to finally be able to tell the difference between Kindia Soli and Mane, Soli and Mendiani, and Dundungbe and Bandon Djeli.

WHY?

Because it seems like many dancers would benefit from such recordings. And because we are looking for ways to support and employ African musicians in Africa, while also growing the availability of high level Guinean culture, music and dance outside of Guinea.

WHEN?

Recorded in February 2014.

WHO?

Members of the Guinean group ‘Bandandjou’ in 2014:

• Mohamed Bangora (Soloist)
• Alhasanne Bangora
• Karim Camara
• Djomba Kourouma
• Mohamed Sylla

Recorded and mixed by Tyler Richart, one smart and qualified guy. Imagined, organized, managed and financed by One World Dance & Drum.

A LOVING REQUEST:

Please, please, please. Please do not make copies of the recordings and give them to others. We have invested thousands of dollars, and hundreds of hours into this project. We are hoping to earn back our initial investment and continue to pay the artists for their work. That will not happen if people can get it free from you. We have priced it fairly, and will do our best to make it easy to purchase. Thank you.

WHICH RHYTHMS?

1.     Bandon Djeli
2.     Bao
3.     Bolo Konondo
4.     Djibon II (Kassa Family)
5.     Djaa 1
6.     Djansa
7.     Djole
8.     Dunungbe
9.     Fireykoroba
10. Kakilambe
11. Kassa
12. Kawa
13. Khania Soli (Kindia Soli)
14. Konden
15. Konkoba
16. Koredjuga (Komodenu)
17. Kuku
18. Lamban
19. Liberté
20. Makuru
21. Mamaya
22. Mané
23. Mendiani
24. N’Fakaba
25. Sinté
26. Soboninkun
27. Sofa
28. Soko
29. Soli
30. Sorsonet
31. Sunu
32. Takossaba
33. Tiriba
34. Yamama
35. Yankadi
36. Yolele (Fula Faré)
37. Yoqui (Guinea Faré)