Post by Stephen on Jun 16, 2004 23:09:01 GMT -5
A performance by YAYA DIALLO guarantees delight, awe, and amazement. Not only does he move easily from one instrument to the next, conjuring up an extraordinary range of sounds and rhythms, he tells tales of the tribulations of growing up in a colonial society which leave listeners reeling with laughter. He talks about village ways and sings in one of his three African languages. He wins over audiences to join him in song and dance.
ARTIST: YAYA DIALLO DESCRIPTION: DRUMMER - TEACHER - STORYTELLER - HEALER - SINGER OF SONGS PLAYING THE RHYTHMS OF HIS PEOPLE WITH BRILLIANT MUSICIANSHIP - REACHING OUT TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES - OFFERING INSIGHT INTO THE TRADITIONS OF A UNIQUE CULTURE
Born in Fienso, a village in Mali, West Africa, YAYA DIALLO learned to drum according to traditional methods of teachings, from his grandfather and o ther elders. He is a master performer on djembe, balafon and talking drum. Retourning to Africa often to keep in touch with village culture, he brings with him a wealth of knowledge about the ceremonies and customs of his people and the changes in their lives. He came to Canada in 1967 and has now played in festivals and concerts throughout North America from the Yukon to California to Kentucky to Florida. He has also performed in Europe. [North America (USA, Canada), Europe (England, France, Belgium, Holland), Asia (Japan, Sinapore), English and French West Indies (Paradise Island, Martinique, Guadaloupe), Africa (Ivory Coast, Mali).] The heritage of teaching and sharing that formed a part of his upbringing makes YAYA'S presence at festivals an added gift. He loves to work with young people; jams with delight with drummers of other cultures; demonstrates the rhythms to be found in rocks and stone; give workshops on African dance. He has experience with the music of ethnofusion and leads a band called KANZA in Montreal, the city he now calls home [sic]. Author of the book THE HEALING DRUM, he reveals himself always as a man of wisdom and vibrant life.
Excerpt from University of Wisconsin Review
ARTIST: YAYA DIALLO DESCRIPTION: DRUMMER - TEACHER - STORYTELLER - HEALER - SINGER OF SONGS PLAYING THE RHYTHMS OF HIS PEOPLE WITH BRILLIANT MUSICIANSHIP - REACHING OUT TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES - OFFERING INSIGHT INTO THE TRADITIONS OF A UNIQUE CULTURE
Born in Fienso, a village in Mali, West Africa, YAYA DIALLO learned to drum according to traditional methods of teachings, from his grandfather and o ther elders. He is a master performer on djembe, balafon and talking drum. Retourning to Africa often to keep in touch with village culture, he brings with him a wealth of knowledge about the ceremonies and customs of his people and the changes in their lives. He came to Canada in 1967 and has now played in festivals and concerts throughout North America from the Yukon to California to Kentucky to Florida. He has also performed in Europe. [North America (USA, Canada), Europe (England, France, Belgium, Holland), Asia (Japan, Sinapore), English and French West Indies (Paradise Island, Martinique, Guadaloupe), Africa (Ivory Coast, Mali).] The heritage of teaching and sharing that formed a part of his upbringing makes YAYA'S presence at festivals an added gift. He loves to work with young people; jams with delight with drummers of other cultures; demonstrates the rhythms to be found in rocks and stone; give workshops on African dance. He has experience with the music of ethnofusion and leads a band called KANZA in Montreal, the city he now calls home [sic]. Author of the book THE HEALING DRUM, he reveals himself always as a man of wisdom and vibrant life.
Excerpt from University of Wisconsin Review