Ba Jammung gives
you a unique opportunity to learn more about the music and the culture
of West-Afrika during a 15-days musicworkshop to The Gambia.
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Many of us know the African percussion
instruments. The stringed instruments from this area however are rather
unknown. That is our reason for paying more attention to these instruments,
particularly the kora.
Initiator of Ba Jammung is Carel van Rijn, a Dutch
musician, music professor and composer, who acquired ample knowledge of
the music and the culture of W-Africa during several trips to this region.
He got struck by the magical sound of the kora. Carel van Rijn will
lead you into the astonishing world of the kora and will be your tourleader
during the workshop. The maximum number of participants during the workshop
is 8, so we will disturb the domestic culture and the way of life as little
as possible.
Beside koralessons we also offer now the possibility
for lessons on other specific W-African instruments such as: bolonbato
(basskora), kontingo (kind of fretless guitar), Susa (1 string violin)
and balafon (African marimba).
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