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MP3 Kocassale Dioubate - Duniya Ragiri - Life's Destiny
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WORLD: African, NEW AGE: Healing
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Kocassalé Dioubaté - Master Drummer & ''Griot''
Kocassalé Dioubaté is a Guinean of the Mandingo tribe of West Africa. A descendant of the tribe''s "Griots" - traditional storytellers, musicians and dancers - Koca has been dancing, playing and making music since he was old enough to walk.
He was named after his grandfather, who was a musician in the very first national troupe of Guinea (Ballet Nationale de Guinée) under the guidance of the great Guinean musician Koca Bangora. From these men, Kocassalé learned to play and build the traditional instruments of their tribe. He honed his drumming skills playing with his father – a percussionist and singer - at ceremonies all over Guinea.
Career highlights to date include playing as Head Drummer for Ballet Kaloum Lolé in Guinea, soloist for Ballet Bougarabou in Senegal, recording with renowned drummer Moussa M’Boum in the Gambia and playing with Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour.
He has also won awards from the Minister of Culture in Guinea for Dance in 2005 and was named Best Male Artist in 2001.
Since arriving in Canada in May of 2005, he has played the djembe for three-time Juno winner Alpha Yaya Diallo’s band Bafing, playing shows all over Canada. He has performed solo at Island MusicFest, the Filberg Festival, Koots Roots Festival, Vancouver’s Afrikadey and Diversity Festivals, among others.
Under the name BéréSanké Percussion, he and his wife import and manufacture traditional West African percussion instruments and coordinate African drumming and dance workshops all over BC.
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