Djembe Genies - Les Percussions de Guinee (2001) [VHSrip.XVID] [African Music]

National Ensemble of The Republic of Guinea (Les Percussions de Guinee) in Les Genies du Djembe.



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Codec : XVID

FPS : 29,97

Audio: OGG 48KHz stereo VBR 92kbps

Time: 1:43:37

File size: 700MB



Type: Music/Performance

Style: African, Guinea

Year: 2001



Recorder on location at the People's Palace (Palais du Peuple) Conakry, Guinea, August 2000.



From Wikipedia:



Les Percussions de Guinee was founded in 1987 by the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of the Republic of Guinea. It is a government sponsored national ballet of the finest percussionists, musicians, and dancers from Guinea, West Africa.



They present a performance inspired by traditional music set in a modern scenic presentation. The group is naturally oriented toward the music of the Guinean highland and the coastal region known for the djembe drum, but their influences are also drawn from the Guinea midland and the forest regions as well. In the tradition of the griots, the history of many of the ethnic groups is told through the medium of drum and dance performance. African-styled performing arts has transmitted traditional values, actual histories, and the spiritual energy of the African people for centuries.



Ensemble includes seven master drummers, chosen among the best soloists of Guinea's national companies, as well as members playing flute, balafon, kora, and traditional dancers.