KoumanKe’le’ African

Dance & Drum Ensemble

 

KoumanKele African Dance & Drum Ensemble

ph: 8328592156

info@koumankele.com

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Past Festival Instructors

 

Mabiba Baegne 2016

  Mabiba Baegne 2016


 Kiazi Malonga 2016

 Tenenfig Dioubate 2016


Vieux Traore 2013-2015

Vivian Bassoumina 2014

 

Solo Sana 2013-2015

Teber Milandou-Sita  2014


Djeneba Sako

Djeneba Sak0 2013/2014 

 


Fara Tolno 2012


Mariatou Camara  2009/2012/2014



Alseny Soumah 2012



Mamady Sano

Mamady Sano 2009/2014 



Rachel Eckroth 2011/2012


 

Deanna Santiago 2012/2013


 Marrio Hinkle 2009/2011/2012

 

REGISTER TODAY!!

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS END MAY 10th!! 

 

KoumanKe'le' African Dance & Drum Ensemble is hosting its 6th Annual Kipekee African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival.  Kipekee (key-pay-kay) is a Swahili word that means "unique". Started in October 2009, this particular cultural festival has the unique flare of not just concentrating on one or two countries of the continent, but offering a glimpse at dance, music and art forms with origins in the diaspora as a whole.   The 2015 theme is celebrating the “MEN OF FIRE” and will feature family friendly activities, educational forums, cultural social events and a vendor marketplace.  Activities will include adult drum and dance workshops from Mali, Guinea, Nigeria and the USA, children’s drum and dance workshops from Guinea West Africa, Capoeira class with live instrumentation from Kalunga N'Golo, modern dance class with Kevin Ferguson of The Movement Lab Houston, contemporary dance class with Nick Muckleroy of SYTYCD, Hip Hop with Le'Andre Douglas of the BOOM Squad, JAAJO Dance(contemporary Nigerian/soukous), Culture/History lecture with former members of the National Ballets of various countries of the continent, Music instrumentation workshops will include Djembe, Dundun Dance and Traditional African songs.  Additional events will include a meet the instructors reception/ dununba party, domestic violence seminar and free children's dance fitness and drum classes. 

 

  Throughout the year KoumanKe'le' ADDE presents cultural movement/fitness based events that bring awareness to selected health issues, in an effort to provide preventive education and fitness solutions. This year our focus is hypertension and heart health. We believe that this “Let's Come Together” educational and cultural festival will attract and maintain an outreach for cultural exchanges in South Texas.

 

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Healing Points Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine,  The Taylor Family, The Dompreh Family, The Davenport Family & The Gerard Family

 

 

 

  

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KoumanKele African Dance & Drum Ensemble

ph: 8328592156

info@koumankele.com

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