On 24 November, there was a great performance in Delft and played Negunya at VDON Festival 2019 during the annual Djembé Festival organised by the Association for Djembe Education (VDON). For the third time, I gave a balafon workshop there, this time for 14 participants...
On 7 December, there was a performance by Negunya at the Meevaart in Amsterdam. The balafon base for Negunya is the teaching group Amstelveen (later became Uithoorn). The composition this time consisted of Yvonne, Winnie, Ingrid, Inger, Ineke, Hans, Bas and myself. In the weeks...
We had a wonderful performance! On the initiative of Juliette, who regularly accompanies me in performances with percussion and singing, this Combination Concert was born. She also sings with the 'Singing Circle' and gave her conductor the idea to set up this combined performance. The...
Since September last year, the Amstelveen balafon lesson group has been running. In a short time, the participants have become super enthusiastic. They practise together at least once a month in Studio Negunya and in between they also work hard at home to improve their...
Met veel plezier kijk ik terug op het jubileum van de djembé-school van Tim van der Veen: Een feestje bij Duizendpoot Percussie in Utrecht op 15 april. Een middag met workshops balafoon en djembé, gevolgd door presentaties van verschillende groepen djembé-spelers, een optreden van mijn...
On 24 March 2018, contributed in the form of a balafon performance at a benefit evening for Doctors Without Borders with Hanneke Duijkers and Anton Sluijtman. Anton accompanied with percussion, Hanneke and myself played balafon. It was the introduction to a dance evening with World...
Bouba and I agreed: "We are going to perform together!" Yesterday afternoon we went to visit Issa Bouba Kaita again in Balk in Friesland where he lives. We played and sang some songs balafon. Bouba, originally from Mali, is now a Dutchman, and is a...
On Sunday 30 July, we played wonderfully at the Peace Tipi Tent Camp in Breda on the Chassé Park behind the Stadsgalerij...
Invitation Balafonmeeting 2017: A balafon meeting will be held at Factorium Tilburg on Sunday 27 August. Anyone with a thing for this beautiful instrument is welcome to come and listen and participate. Students of balafonist Paul Nas will give various presentations and perform. There will also...