With the cancellation of all kinds of fun percussion and Africa events, there was suddenly room in the agenda for organizing your own activity. Now that Hertme was canceled, it seemed possible to organize a Balafon Meeting Camping Weekend. I invited my students and a...
Like every year, since 8 years, I made my Burkinatrip 2020 again this year! I wanted to gain new knowledge of the pentatonic balafon on the spot. At least ten days of intensive lessons and also practice; a spicy but delicious experience every year in...
Tuka-Tuka 2020 was very different organised this year! People did not register for specific workshops until they were already present at the weekend! So we had to wait and see ...
Tuka Tuka 2020 in a bird’s-eye view: an all-inclusive African music weekend. Several workshops: djembe, ngoni, dundun, balafon, singing, afropop and dance. Fun nights with music, drinks and good company. Fee € 139,– including accommodation, breakfast/lunch/dinner on Saturday, breakfast/lunch on Sunday and all drinks during...
On Saturday, December 7, 2019, I again held a balafon meeting for students and other interested parties. We were guests in the beautiful 'Plaza' of Hooghe Veer on Bredaseweg in Tilburg. Fine acoustics and good service. Woro Ma Bwe I gave two workshops there. The first was...
It was a wonderful weekend: Schiermonnikoog 2018 at Djembé Dramé! Approximately 120 lovers of West African music had transferred to the island by boat on Thursday and Friday. There they are waiting for a nice group of teachers who would take care of the different...
A short review of the wonderful workshop day at Eef Bresser with AFROKICK 2018 in Mijnsheerenland. This mini festival has a beautiful tradition for years and years that it is held every few years. This edition was sun-drenched and with many different offerings. For me...
Since September last year, the balafon class Amstelveen is running. In a short time the participants have become super enthusiastic. They practice at least once a month in Studio Negunya and in between at home the motor skills are worked hard as well and to get...
With great pleasure I look back at the anniversary of Tim van der Veen's djembe school: A party at 'Duizendpoot' (=centipede) Percussion in Utrecht on 15 April. An afternoon with workshops balafoon and djembe, followed by presentations from different groups of djembe players, a performance...
We made a new World record, last august! There were 25 students and 16 players for the first time, we came on the amount of 41 people playing together a balafon piece. The balafons were all tuned in C#major. They were brought by the students...