For more than a decade, Sayon Camara and Landaya have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England.
Sayon Camara and Landaya For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England. Sayon Camara and Landaya
West African djembé master Sayon Camara joins forces with Landaya (Dave Kobrenski, Grant Ellerbeck) for a formidable display of virtuosity and style, showcasing the traditional music of the Malinké people of Guinea.
Sayon Camara and Landaya For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England. Sayon Camara and Landaya
Mark your calendars - exact time and location TBA. West African djembé master Sayon Camara joins forces with Landaya (Dave Kobrenski, Grant Ellerbeck) for a formidable display of virtuosity and style, showcasing the traditional music of the Malinké people of Guinea.
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sayon Camara and Landaya
For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England.
Sayon Camara and Landaya
Join master _djembefola_ **Sayon Camara** from Guinea and members of Landaya Ensemble for an energizing evening of traditional West African music.
Featuring Dave Kobrenski (_djembé, Fula flute_) and Grant Ellerbeck (_dunun drums, bolon_)
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH
Time: 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Sayon Camara and Landaya
For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England.
Sayon Camara and Landaya
Join master _djembefola_ **Sayon Camara** from Guinea and members of Landaya Ensemble for an energizing evening of traditional West African music.
Featuring Dave Kobrenski (_djembé, Fula flute_) and Grant Ellerbeck (_dunun drums, bolon_)
North Chapel UU Church
Woodstock, VT
Time: 7:00 pm
Friday, November 3, 2023
Sayon Camara and Landaya
For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England.
Sayon Camara and Landaya
Join master _djembefola_ **Sayon Camara** from Guinea and members of Landaya Ensemble for an energizing evening of traditional West African music.
Featuring Dave Kobrenski (_djembé, Fula flute_) and Grant Ellerbeck (_dunun drums, bolon_)
West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts
Claremont, NH
Time: 6:30 pm
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Sayon Camara and Landaya
For more than a decade, master drummer Sayon Camara from Guinea and his group, *Landaya*, have brought the traditional music of West Africa to audiences throughout New England.
Sayon Camara and Landaya
Join Sayon Camara and friends for a participatory drumming performance in Castonguay Square! Sayon Camara is a cultural ambassador for his people, the Malinke of the Sankaran region of Guinea. Sayon is joined by Dave Kobrenski and Grant Ellerbeck. Together they will bring you to the heart of Sayon’s culture through drumming, fula flute, bolon, song, dance, and story.
Waterville Creates
Workshop and performance
Waterville, ME
Time: 3:00 pm
Over the years, this hard-working group performed at hundreds of concerts and festivals, and presented drumming workshops to countless students at schools throughout the Northeast US. During this time, I made yearly sojourns to West Africa to immerse myself in the music, with the goal of sharing the music and culture in an inspiring and educational format — while generating needed financial support for my teachers in Guinea. What started as a performance troupe grew into a family of musicians that spanned two continents.
These are a few of the recordings from 2008 that feature my own arrangements of traditional Mandinka rhythms and songs, performed on the Fula flute, djembe and dunun drums, balafon, and more. They represented years of studies and travels. Almost a decade later, I’m proud to share these with you.
Dara
Traditional Malinké rhythm, arranged by D. Kobrenski.
Sofa
Traditional Malinké rhythm, arranged by D. Kobrenski.
Taama Diya Lé
A more contemporary song sung in Malinké, that I arranged for the Fulani flute and balafon. It’s a song of hardship that deals with how one must endure walking many miles to find work and food.
Wading into the River Djoliba
This is my own composition. I recorded it with balafon and two flutes, and composed a new rhythm on the djembe and dunun drums. I still love this piece.