Manimou Camara
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Manimou Camara is a master drummer and dancer from the West African nation of Guinea
. Manimou specializes in several percussive instruments, namely the dynamic hand drum called djembe
, three bass drums called Dundun
, Sangban, and Kenkeni as well as the Kringni. July 2007 He is the founder of Dounia Djembe, a Seattle based percussion and dance company. He is a member of the Kpelle people and Malinke ethnic groups.
Manimou Camara began studying the music and dance of his native Guinea
, West Africa at the age of twelve. His primary education was spent with Sekou Dico Sylla (now a Vancouver, BC resident), Karamoko Daman (Karamo Dama) and nationally recognized Ballet Saamato. He has played lead Dunduns for Mohamed Kemoko Sano's world renowned Ballet Merveille and conducted rhythm and dance camps for people from Europe, Japan, and the United States.
Manimou now resides in the Seattle metropolitan area where works closely with acclaimed Ghanaian performance artist performance artist Awal Alhassan
.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. Manimou specializes in several percussive instruments, namely the dynamic hand drum called djembe
Djembe
A djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
, three bass drums called Dundun
Dundun
Dundun may refer to;*The Yoruba talking drum*Dunun, dundun, doundoun or djun-djun, a family of West African bass drums* Dunedin, the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand...
, Sangban, and Kenkeni as well as the Kringni. July 2007 He is the founder of Dounia Djembe, a Seattle based percussion and dance company. He is a member of the Kpelle people and Malinke ethnic groups.
Manimou Camara began studying the music and dance of his native Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, West Africa at the age of twelve. His primary education was spent with Sekou Dico Sylla (now a Vancouver, BC resident), Karamoko Daman (Karamo Dama) and nationally recognized Ballet Saamato. He has played lead Dunduns for Mohamed Kemoko Sano's world renowned Ballet Merveille and conducted rhythm and dance camps for people from Europe, Japan, and the United States.
Manimou now resides in the Seattle metropolitan area where works closely with acclaimed Ghanaian performance artist performance artist Awal Alhassan
Awal Alhassan
Awal Alhassan is a master dancer from the West African nation of Ghana.Born and raised by a traditional drumming and dancing family, Awal has worked throughout Africa both independently and with some of Ghana's most prestigious performance groups such as the Ghana Dance Ensemble, the National...
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