アフリカンパーカッションとして、その独特で魅力的な音が人々を虜にして止まない「ジェンベ」。その母国、西アフリカはギニアにおける三大ジェンベフォラ(卓越した奏者）の一人、ファムドゥ・コナテ師を招いての東京ライブを開催する運びとなりました。70年にも及ぶジェンベと共にある人生の色香がここで一瞬でも垣間見れれば幸いです。彼の姿を是非ご覧になって下さい。今回の来日に当っては彼の息子であるビリー・ナンクマ・コナテが帯同します。

出演：
ファムドゥ・コナテ (Famoudou Konate)
ビリー・ナンクマ・コナテ (Billy Nankouma Konate)
セクバ・ケイタ (Sekouba Keita)
モモ・ケイタ (Momo Keita)
クルマンケ (Kouroumanke)
橋本ハジメ
加藤タクミ
田中ワタル

出演者詳細：

ファムドゥ・コナテ (Famoudou Konate)

Famoudou Konaté is a Malinké master drummer from Guinea. Famoudou Konaté is a virtuoso of the djembe drum and its orchestra. One of only a handful of initiated masters of the Malinké drumming tradition, Famoudou is universally respected as one of the world’s premiere djembe master drummers. He has dedicated his life to performing and preserving the music of his people, helping to elevate the djembe orchestra from its traditional roots to worldwide popularity. Famoudou was born in 1940 near Sangbaralla, a village in the Hamana region of Upper Guinea, the Malinké heartland and the birthplace of the dundunba family of rhythms. A percussive prodigy, he was drumming in community festivals at the age of eight and was soon in demand as a djembefola across the region. From 1959 to 1987, Famoudou was the lead djembe soloist for Les Ballets Africains de la République de Guinée, touring the world and performing with astounding virtuosity. During this time, Famoudou himself created many of the musical arrangements now common in West African performance groups worldwide.

ビリー・ナンクマ・コナテ (Billy Nankouma Konate)

Billy Nankouma Konaté, born in 1977 in Conakry/Guinea, son of great djembeföla Famodou Konate, already started playing the traditional Malinke music at the age of 7. All he was wishing for was to become a great, wellknown djembeföla, all his love was dedicated to music. He followed his dream and was educated by his father for years on the traditional „fêtes“ Malinkes.