Saturday, August 5th @ 6:00pm
M. Lamine "Dibo" Camara was born on the lush tropical west coast of Guinea in 1957 to parents of Susu and Baga origin. His professional training began in Conakry at the age of ten, where he tirelessly perfected the rich and diverse music of his shared ethnicities, learning the voice of the sanbanyi (yembé/djembe) from traditional drum masters who passed down the ancient music of their culture to their young apprentices. After being selected as a troupe member of the Yolé club of Boulbinet, he traveled throughout Guinea to perform at village celebrations and seasonal ceremonies where he quickly mastered the rhythms of neighboring ethnic groups including the Malinké, Bambara, Fula and Temne. During these years, his instrumental repertoire expanded to mastery of the doundoumba, sangban, kenkeni, sico, krinyi, and gongoma.
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