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Workshop

Djembe (African drum) experience workshop by a Senegal griot

Venue:　Kamezawa Festival Site at the Event Plaza of Oyokogawa Water Park
Date and time:　2:00pm-2:40pm on Aug 20th (Sun)

Omar Gaindefall, a Senegal griot and vocal/djembe master for the Afro Begue, which performs at the Festival, will hold a djembe workshop!

The experience workshop teaches you the authentic rhythm of the djembe in about 10 minutes. Children will love the rhythm.  Why don’t you experience African rhythm with your family and friends?

Omar Gaindefall

Born in Senegal, Omar is an all-round musician who has mastered percussion instruments such as the djembe, sabar and talking drum (tama), and is also renowned for his singing and dancing skills. Born to a family of musicians (Griot) in the capital Dakar, he was raised in the Chine area where his natural talent for playing percussion instruments soon led him to play at religious ceremonies and celebrations. He has toured around the world with the Senegal National Dance Company as a djembe soloist and recorded with several international artists. He performed at the opening ceremony of the African Cup of Nations 2004 with his own group. In addition to Afro Begue, he splits his time between performing with various artists in Japan and Senegal and holding workshops for the djembe, sabar and tama.
“Gainde” means "Lion” in Wolof, a language spoken in Senegal. He is called as "the lion of Senegal" from his performance style.