2.0-//74.208.236.113//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9//GREGORIANPUBLISHEnriching Community through Music and the Artshttps://www.wcc-ma.orgAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_York2026-11-01T02:00:002027-11-07T02:00:00EST-04:00-05:002026-03-08T02:00:002027-03-14T02:00:002028-03-12T02:00:00EDT-05:00-04:00ai1ec-5208@www.wcc-ma.org2026-09-13T01:42:35Z

African Ensemble with Mamadou Diabaté

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image-300x165.jpg" width="300" height="165" /></div><div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><strong><strong>Suggested donation $15</strong></strong></p> <p>Learn from the internationally renowned balafon and percussion master <strong><strong>Mamadou Diabate</strong></strong>! No experience necessary, learn to play African instruments including the balafon, djembe, and other African percussion instruments.</p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 0; line-height: 22px;"><img decoding="async" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1159940623%2F61139764327%2F1%2Foriginal.20251022-182237?h=740&w=1200&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=daecf5204cf30f4e9940fc107072e1ae" alt="" /></div> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><strong><strong>Mamadou Diabate</strong></strong> was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. <a title="https://www.mamadoudiabate.com/" href="https://www.mamadoudiabate.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">www.mamadoudiabate.com</a></p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 0; line-height: 22px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TghpGYR_iV8?si=ppw8yCKbh7wfUXUL/" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1980039829431">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1980039829431</a>.</p>America/New_York2026-01-18T14:00:00America/New_York2026-01-18T15:30:00en-US2026,Education,Music,Workshop,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.372609-72.337334Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-2/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image-300x165.jpg;300;165;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image-1024x562.jpg;584;321;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image.jpg;2000;1098;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1980039829431