West African Percussions

July 20, 2012 - 11:00 AM

Price: FREE

Loto-Québec stage - Quartier des Spectacles

H2X 1Z6

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514-879-0009

www.quartierdesspectacles.com

Description of the concert:

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 et Bolokan (Ivory Coast)

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Biography of the artist:

His latest production, Afro Gné, was nominated for a 2012 Juno Award. From djembé to guitar, from traditional music to jazz, Aboulaye Koné takes Mandinka culture far and wide.Aboulaye Koné, born in Côte d’Ivoire, is the son of a griot. In Burkina Faso, the country where he grew up, he learned the rudiments of music starting as a child, becoming initiated in percussions and guitar. Upon ...