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Manding Grooves

West African Music Connections
We feature interviews and scenes from the life of griots (jeli musicians) from Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, the Gambia, and Manding culture in general as they connect with global culture, particularly in France, USA and West Africa. Music features balafon, kora, Manding guitar, n'goni, and singing. Famoro Dioubate and Lisa Feder are co-founders.

Musique de l'afrique de l'ouest, balafon, kora, n'goni, guitar.


Manding Grooves
In December 2022 Lisa Feder and Famoro Dioubate take a trip to his home country, Guinea, Conakry. These are the highlights from that trip. Starting in the winter of 2025-2026, you can join Famoro and Lisa for a musical and cultural immersion in Guinea. This will be an experience in self-discovery and transformation. For more information contact lisa@lisafeder.com
Guinea 2022
Matthieu Verdeil et Lamine Diagne avec Prodig'art Production MUCEM, Marseille, Decembre 2023.
Claude McKay
Sekouba Kandia Kouyate meets with Famoro Dioubate, composer, and Lisa Feder, Guinean Cultural Attachée to discuss the German-Guinean Orchestra.
Ensemble Instrumental de Guinée
This is a sample of what it is like to participate in a balafon workshop.
Balafon Workshop 2023 with Kanazoe Diabate
Hadja Assiata Diawara is the choreographer and member of the Women's National Choir of Guinea COnakry. The Choir works directly with the Ensemble Instrumental led bu Sekouba Kandia Kouyate. Madame Diawara has been with the ensemble since 1966 under the directorship of Sory Kandia Kouyaté, Sekouba's father. She tells us how she is still going strong!
Hadja Aissata Diawara
Sékouba Kandia Kouyate, Director of the Ensemble Instrumental and Lisa Feder, Ph.D in cultural anthropology, meet to discuss the potential of forming a bi-cultural orchestra with Europeans in December 2022. We have teamed up with a German Orchestra and are applying for funding to make this dream a reality. Also in this video, Famoro Dioubate master balafonist and Aliya Camara, bolon player.
Envisioning the Guinean-German orchestra
The Bolong, the Balafon, and the voice, three jeli instruments. Aliya Bolon (Bolon) Sekouba Kandia Kouyate (vocals) and Famoro Dioubate (balafon). The Islands of Guinea, Conakry, December 2022.
Jeliya in Guinea
In December 2022, Famoro Dioubate returns to Guinea Conakry, his home country, after a 23 year absence. He has been living in New York City as an undocumented alien until his American born daughter, Sona, turned 21 and could support him for a Green Card. Lisa Feder, long term colleague and co-founder of Manding Grooves followed Famoro home to film the event.
Famoro's Return
Sékouba Kandia Kouyaté, Famoro Dioubaté, Lisa Feder, Aliyah Camara meet on the islands off of Conakry, in Soro. Sekouba Kandia, the director of the Ensemble Instrumental of Guinea proposes his desire to form a collaboration between the Ensemble Instrumental and reputable musical ensembles in Europe.
Opéra Manding in the making
A little promo video of the Guinea Music All Stars, a Guinean Band based in Paris, France. I attended their rehearsal in June 2022 at Studio Bleu in Paris. They have such great energy and the aspiration to promote Guinean griot music, which is losing value in today's economic system. This is Moh's dream to re-valorize this traditional music in a modern way! The intention is SEWA, or happiness. It works for me. For more information or booking, contact lisa@lisafeder.com or visit www.mohkouyate.com
Guinea Music All Stars, musical direction by Moh Kouyaté.
Cette chanson fait partie de son nouvel album "Mokhoya" qui veut dire "humanité."
"Falou Fema" by Moh! Kouyate, sortie decembre 2022.
Une petite vidéo qui parle du stage de balafon que Manding Grooves organise cette été avec Kanazoé Diabaté. 29 juillet à 5 août 2023. Pour plus d'info, visite https://www.mandinggrooves.com/projects ou envoie un mail à lisa@lisafeder.com
Balafon Stage d'été avec Kanazoé Diabaté et Lisa Feder
Encore une fois, Champion nous fait une vidéo formidable de son groupe Complète Mandingue, avec, Yannick (basse), Jean Pierre (clavier), et Sylvain (drums). Paris 2023. Karan, soutitré en français, parle de l'importance de l'instruction pour les enfants. Karan, in English, is about the importance of teaching our children well so they have good knowledge about the world and can advance. Champion is a griot guitariste from Guinea, West Africa.
"Karan" par Mohammed Champion et Complète Mandingue
Sometimes this amazing duet, Famoro Dioubate and Kevin Nathaniel, decide to grace us with their music in public spaces around NYC. One place they love to pop up is Union Square. I caught them in April 2022. Famoro Diouabte is a master of the balafon a traditional griot instrument from Guinea, West Africa. Kevin Nathaniel, also a tremendous, New York-based musician, accompanies him on shékéré and mbira (thumb piano).
Famoro Dioubate and Kevin Nathaniel at Union Square 4/11/2022
Mohamed "Champion" est un jazz guitariste de la Guinée qui habite à Paris. Son groupe, Complète Mandingue jouait ce morceau en debut 2023 à Paris. Featuring David Neerman on vribraphone.
"Djely Deen Koura" par Mohamed Champion Yonne et Complète Mandingue.
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