DANCE/PERCUSSIONS WORKSHOPS 2007

Marie Touré of Wofa Ballet and Les Petits Sorciers

Here is an introduction on the artists that will be teaching you during the workshops.

Marie Touré was born 16th November 1976 in Conakry. She was trained at the communal ballet of Matam with Sékouba Wastero Camara, in 1997 she then joined Wofa ballet.
Mariama Conté will be assisting her.

Les Petits Sorciers is a troop created by Papa Kouyaté.
They tour in France last year was so successful that we had to organise to work with them again !
Moussa is the youngest of these 7 teenagers. He proved that you can be a djembéfola (master) at the age of 12 !
The boys are all coming from popular neighbourhoods of Conakry, they were taught the traditional rhythms of Hamanah by Moussa’s father,
the famous percussionist Fadouba OULARE.

Mohamed OULARE, djembéfola, dununfola.
Moussa OULARE, djembéfola, dununfola.
Alia SYLLA, djembéfola, dununfola, balafola. Farah CAMARA, dununfola.
Eli SYLLA, dununfola.
Amadou KALISSA, dununfola.

Djiba KOUYATE is a young griot, he will teach you the secrets of the Balafons.
He grew up in a family of balafonist’s musicians, where the knowledge of music is passed on from generations to generations.

The workshops are 10 days of teaching, each.

First Workshop :
From Monday 8th January to Friday 19th January 2007

Second Workshop :
From Monday 22 January to Friday 2nd February 2007

- Djembé, Dununs : 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.
- Balafons : 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.
- Danse : 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.

Where :
In Villa Elijah, on the Island of Roume (Room), a small traditional fishing village, in the archipelagos of Loos,
45 minutes boat away form the coast of the Guinean capital, Conakry.

Cost :
- Danse workshop : 600 EUROS.
- Djembé, Dununs workshop : 600 EUROS.
- Balafon workshop : 600 EUROS.
- Danse and Percussions workshops : 900 EUROS .

The week’s program : From Monday to Friday

8 AM : Breakfast
9 AM : Danse or Balafon class
11 AM : Percussions class
1 PM : Lunch
2.30 PM : Danse or Balafon class
4.30 PM : Percussions class
6.30 PM to 8 PM : Free Time
8 PM : Diner

Evenings : Dunumba, Sabar, Yankadi, Ginéfaré ...

The prices listed above includes :
the accommodation and 3 meals a day in Villa Elijah.
the access to the workshops given by the best artists in Guinea.

The prices listed above DO NOT includes :
the Plane’s tickets, the Visa.

To visit Guinea you will need a visa, and to obtain your visa you will need a letter of invitation. We will provide you with one when you enrol with us.

Some of you would like to accompany their friends and family but not enrol the workshops; we have solution !

For 300 euro including accommodation and meals.
You can trek the Islands to discover the colonisations ruins, and sunbath on the beautiful beaches of Room, or fishing and boating (additional cost for those activities).

Deadline for the enrolment : 15th December 2006