Drumming

Also see Jembe page, Music Theory page

African Drumming Instructors at American Universities

• Ghana
  • Ladzekpo Brothers
    • Kobla Ladzekpo (UCLA)
    • Alfred Ladzekpo (CalArts)
    • C.K. Ladzekpo (UC Berkeley)
  • Abraham Adzenyah (Wesleyan)
  • Gideon Alorwoyie (U. North Texas)
  • Pascal Younge (Ohio University)
  • Elikem Nyamuame (SUNY Binghamton)
  • Attah Poku (Tufts)
• Guinea
  • Kerfala Bangoura (University of Rochester)
• Senegal
  • Lamine Toure (M.I.T.)

Sabar (Senegal)

• short clip of dancing
• longer clip of dancing
• Men dancing to sabar
• baby naming celebration on the beach
• dance class of Mariane Samb in Paris
• Goorgoorlu dancing to Youssou N’Dour’s “Ndakaru”
• Akon singing and dancing mbalax (Akon speaking Wolof, endorsing Pres. Wade)
• Youssou N’Dour et le danse de Youza
• Sabar drumming and dancing in Japan (also on Facebook)
• Doudou Ndiaye Rose
  • Dakar 2005
  • master class
  • Djabote
• YOUTUBE Channels
  • IsaacSamuelTuray

Ghana

• American University Professors
  • Ladzekpo Brothers
    • Kobla Ladzekpo (UCLA)
    • Alfred Ladzekpo (CalArts)
    • C.K. Ladzekpo (UC Berkeley)
  • Abraham Adzenyah (Wesleyan)
  • Gideon Alorwoyie (U. North Texas)
  • Pascal Younge (Ohio University)
  • Elikem Nyamuame

• Drums of Dagbon (Dinizulu archives)
• Takai
  • Takai suite (analysis of parts by David Locke)
  • Tamale ( 2007)
  • Tahma Cultural Troupe (Tamale)
• Agbadza: 1; 2

Nigeria

• Yoruba bata
  • A Living Drum and Dance Tradition (Debra Klein documentary, 2007)

Miscellaneous

• Mor Thiam
  • Conversation: part 1; part 2
  • with Don Pullen

• Mounaisa, female drum set player from Segou
• Djoniba Drum and Dance Studio (NY)
• Percussive Arts Society
• Cuban and Caribbean drum and dance workshops
• Maimouna Keita School of African Dance