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Abdoulaye Diakite (pronounced JAH-ka-tay*) (born December 5, 1950) is a djembe drummer from Tambacounda, Senegal. He studied under djembe legend Suncaru Jara, and later became the lead djembe player of the National Ballet of Senegal for 18 years. Diakite is considered one of the world's foremost performers of the djembe.[1] A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and is meant to be played with bare hands. ...
Tambacounda is a city in eastern Senegal, lying on the Dakar – Bamako railway and the N1 and N7 roads. ...
Abdoulaye Diakite is a member of the Bamana ethnic group from Mali. The Bamana are a tribe of the Malinke (mainly in Mali and Senegal) who resisted modernization and missionary efforts. The word Bamana means "we won’t join" referring to their refusal to leave their heritage behind and remain true to their ancient beliefs and practices. Bambara, also known as Bamanankan in the language itself, is a language spoken in Mali by as many six million people. ...
The Malinké are an African ethnic group. ...
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Diakite began drumming at the age of seven. Throughout his youth, Diakite was known for his natural ability on the djembe drum. For many years, he studied with his teacher Suncaru Jara in Tambacounda. Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ...
At age 16, he played at a festival in Tambacounda that would forever change his life. The Ballet National du Senegal was there looking for a djembe player who sounded like the famous djembefola (master djembe player) Dugufana Tarawele. There, they discovered Diakite. The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ...
In 1969, Abdoulaye Diakite officially joined the Ballet National du Senegal. For the next 18 years until 1986, he traveled the world as their lead soloist. Upon the completion of his last world tour, Diakite chose to stay in the United States and make his home away from home in Oakland, California. Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major American city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ...
In the early 1990s Diakite founded Tambacounda Productions and co-founded the drum and dance company CEEDO, both located in Oakland. Under the Tambacounda Productions label, Diakite has initiated a variety of performances and conferences that educate the public on the music of West Africa. The biggest of these events includes the Tambacounda West African Drum and Dance Camp, which has been held annually in the Bay Area since 1996. The summer camp was the first of its kind and has arguably been an inspiration to the growth and popularity of West African drumming and dancing in the United States.[2] Western Africa (UN subregion) Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ...
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Abdoulaye Diakite has also recorded highly acclaimed traditional djembe music. Music is a form of expression in the medium of time using the structures of tones and silence. ...
- Diakite is a French spelling. In French the letter D is pronounced like the English letter J.
Other French spellings of African names include Diop (Jop), Diouf (Jewf), and Diaw (Jow).
Selected Recordings
- 2001 - JebeBara, The Bamana Djembe (with Mamadou Sidibe)
- 2003 - Rhythms of the Djembe, Volume I and Volume II
- 2004 - Tambacounda Dunun ni Don
- 2005 - Manden Foli
See Also A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and is meant to be played with bare hands. ...
Tambacounda is a crossroads in West Africa. ...
External links - Abdoulaye Diakite's record label bio
- Abdoulaye Diakite's Tamba.org page
- Abdoulaye Diakite interview
- Abdoulaye Diakite on MySpace
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