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13th EU-Japan Fest >> 2nd International Music Festival for Youth |
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Profile of Participating Musicians |
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Jérémy Tomasck |
| Born the 14th of January 1975 in a little town in south of Belgium. After his secondary school of economics sciences, he oriented through West African music, music of djembe. Begins his apprenticeship in 1999. He meets different teachers, as Souleymane Kienore from Burkina Faso, Mafall Sene from Senegal which will initiate him. In 2001, he begins an intensive training with Mamady Keïta from who he will learn a lot. In 2002, Jérémy travel to Guinéa in order to work with Mamadouba Carama, drum chief from Djoliba Ballet. In 2003, he goes with Mamady Kaïta for workshops all over the world. Jérémy could, thanks to Djembé, travel to Guinea, but also in Japan and United States. He is a member of the group BOLO KAN from which, he, Babara Bangoura and other passionate join together. For the moment, he is busy, in Brussels, with a percussion school together with Babara after the departure of their master, Mamady Keïta to the United States. A brand-new school, which follows the work previously done by Mamady Keïta. Respect of the master is really important; Jérémy will never forget the one he had. |
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Kenfichiro Tokuda |
| Born 17 September 1968. Posted to the Mishima-mura village office in 1992. When Mamady Keita first visited the island in August 1994, Tokuda accompanied the Mamady & Mishimakko Tour as manager and that October formed Ainike, the djembe club of Mishima-mura village office employees. Subsequent PR activities on behalf of Mishima and the formation of an islandersf djembe club led to a 2000 performance in Germany by the Mishimakko - "the Mishima kids" - as part of EU-Japan Fest. 2004 saw the completion of the Mishima djembe school "tamtam mandingu japan". Tokuda is currently active as school principal and instructor. In January 2005 he joined the international djembe workshop in Guinea. |
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cola - African percussion group |
| Formed to explore and perform the traditional musics of West Africa, cola was formed by 15 residents of the city of Kagoshima in November 2001. cola plays to audiences around Kyushu and participates in the annual djembe classes held by "tamtam mandingu japan" djembe school of Mishima-mura, which is the only djembe school anywhere in Asia. Four of its members attend the schoolin 2005 as exchange students. |
Kuroshima Djembe Club |
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| Ozato Primary and Middle School |
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It is already 11 years since djembe first came to Ozato Primary and Middle School, and the older students have passed on to their successors five songs: Jore, Yankarimakuru, Moribayasa, Dhiripa and Kuku. We practice djembe in music class and during afternoon breaks. |
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| Katadomari Primary and Middle School |
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The students of Katadomari Primary and Middle School take tremendous pleasure in performing djembe. We play whenever they can find time - during breaks, after school, on holidays. Now even the teachers join in our practices. Sometimes we have the principal of the djembe school to the island to give us technical instruction. We like to take on new songs, and there is no better feeling than when we all hit spot on the rhythm together. At cultural festivals, celebrations for community elders and other social occasions, we play the songs that we have mastered in practice. When a visitor comes to the island, we sometimes perform at the port in the spirit of welcome. The children of Katadomari are experiencing the joy of music through the traditional African instrument djembe. |
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