West African percussions workshop

July 22, 2011 - 11:00 AM

Price: FREE

PARTERRE DU QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES - Loto-Québec stage

H2X 1Z6

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514-879-0009

www.quartierdesspectacles.com

Description of the concert:

S’TEMPS D’ART AFRICAIN (Ivory Coast/ Qc)

Bring your percussions! Harmony, rhythmic rigour and musical beauty, in keeping with the standards that learning the djembé requires. An organized way to let off steam!

Aboulaye Koné (Ivory Coast)

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Biography of the artist:

Born in Côte d’Ivoire, Aboulaye Koné is the son of a griot. Burkina Faso, the country where he grew up, is where he learned the rudiments of music as a child. This is how he was initiated to percussions and guitar. Upon reaching adulthood, he was soon noticed by his peers and accompanied some of the big names in African music, including Les Go de Koteba, Sonatata Kondé, Fodé Kouyaté, Tiranké ...