Percussion Workshops with Kocassale Dioubate, djembe master

Saturday, October 26 & 27, 2024 | Various Times | Academy of Music

2-Day Workshop Pass - $150 SAVE $30
Individual Workshops - $30

Join djembe master Kocassale Dioubate for a 2-day hand drumming workshop ($150), or pick and choose individual sessions to attend ($30 each). Kocassale Dioubate, from the Mandingo tribe of Guinea, West Africa, is a descendant of his tribe’s ‘djeliba’ (also known as griots) – traditional story-tellers, entertainers, musicians, praise singers, counsellors, and mediators: those who keep and preserve the tribe’s oral history and tradition.
Please bring your own drum. If you do not have a drum please contact the office, a limited number of instruments may be available for rent.

Workshops
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | Academy of Music
4:00pm - 5:00pm Beginner Djembe
5:15pm - 6:15pm Intermediate/Advanced Djembe
6:30pm - 7:30pm Ensemble Class (Everyone welcome)

Sunday, October 27, 2024 | Academy of Music
10:00am – 11:00am Beginner Djembe
11:15am - 12:15pm Intermediate/Advanced Djembe
12:30pm - 1:30pm Ensemble Class (Everyone welcome)

About the Artist

Koca was born into this inherited lineage of music and arts, and has been playing percussion since his early childhood. Koca learned to play the traditional drums of his people under the guidance of his father and grandfather – both esteemed musicians and percussionists. He also trained with several “ballets” (traditional performance troupes) throughout West Africa – in Guinea, Gambia, and Senegal. Since his arrival to Canada’s West Coast in 2005, Koca has facilitated countless workshops for all age groups, and performed innumerable shows at hundreds of schools, communities, and festivals all over the country, as well as abroad.