With the cancellation of all kinds of fun percussion and Africa events, space suddenly appeared in the calendar for organizing an activity of our own. With the Africa Festival Hertme cancelled, I thought it would be possible to organise a Balafoonmeeting Campingweekend Leeuwarden 2020. I...
Like every year for 8 years, I made my Burkina Faso 2020 trip again this year! I myself wanted to gain new knowledge of the pentatonic balafon on the spot again. At least ten days of intensive lessons and practice on top of that; a...
Just a quick note: the Tuka-Tuka 2020 Report; fun to look back at. Just before the pandemic made everything impossible, we had another great Tuka-Tuka Weekend 2020! It started, of course, with a call. I had only just returned from Burkina Faso and had also...
]There will be a Tuka-Tuka Weekend 2020! Daan and Emma are back in full preparations and promotion has started for their lovely activity. I too have been asked to conduct a workshop again. This time for Balafon and Singing. Sometimes the weekend falls just in...
On Saturday 7 December 2019, I held the December 2019 Balafon Meeting for student and and other interested parties. We were guests in the beautiful 'Plaza' of the Hooge Veer on Bredaseweg in Tilburg. Fine acoustics and good service. With after-meeting at my home, nicely...
Even before holidaying in Denmark, I had offered to host a Balafon frame-making workshop, at the Byggefest 2019 in Ebeltoft. Once we got there, it turned out to be a 6-day, small-scale construction festival, with music; at the busiest time, there were 300 visitors. During...
What a wonderful weekend behind us at Djembé Dramé on Schiermonnikoog 2019! A long weekend of music, workshops performances and fine people together with a common passion for African Percussion and Dance. Delicious African meals, an enthusiastic team of volunteers and of course Mousse and...
I will be giving a balafon frame-making workshop at the Grobund 'Byggefest' Building Festival on the coast of Denmark not far from Aarhus. It is a small-scale festival focusing on creativity and will be held from 15 to 20 July. My dear Karin is in...
It was a wonderful weekend: Schiermonnikoog 2018 at Djembé Dramé! About 120 lovers of West African music had made their way to the island by boat on Thursday and Friday. Waiting for them there was a lovely group of teachers who would deliver workshops across...
A quick review of the wonderful workshop day at Eef Bresser's with AFROKICK 2018 in Mijnsheerenland. This mini festival has a nice tradition since years of being held every few years. This edition was sun-drenched and with lots of different offerings. For myself also a...