Namory will be teaching and performing in Brattleboro, VT, and Kittery and Yarmouth, ME along with Seny Daffe, Abou Sylla, and Theo Martey.

Wednesday, June 13, Brattleboro, VT – classes

• Drum with Namory 6:00 – 7:00 pm
• Dance with Seny 7:00 – 8:30 pm
• African Dance Vermont, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT
• All levels welcome at both classes

Thursday, June 14, Kittery, ME – classes

• Drum with Namory 5:30 to 6:30 ($15.00)
• Dundun dance with Seny Daffe 6:45 – 8:15 ($15.00 for people with punch cards & $18.00 for drop-ins)
• And special guest Abou Sylla will accompany on balaphone
• let us know if you need to borrow a drum for either class
• The Dance Hall, 7 Walker Street, Kittery, ME

Friday, June 15, Yarmouth, ME – performance

• Music on Main with Namory Keita, Abou Sylla, Seny Daffe, and Theo Martey
• First Universalist Church, 97 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME
• Tickets $15.00 at the door

Saturday, June 16, Kittery Block Party – performance

Drummers and dancers from weekly Dance Hall classes will perform at the Block Party

• Performance led by Namory Keita and joined by Seny Daffe and Abou Sylla
• 11:00 – 11:30 am AND 2:15 – 2:45
• FREE

Seny Daffe will return to teach a dundun dance class Thursday, May 10 at the Dance Hall.

Drum class with Namory Keita from 5:30 to 6:30 – $15.00,
Dundun dance with Seny from 6:45 to 8:15. $18.00 for drop-ins or $15.00 for students with a punch card.

Be sure to let us know if you need to borrow a drum for either class. Join us at the Dance Hall for another wonderful evening with Seny and Namory!

Save the date:
Thursday, May 24 Afro-Brazilian Fusion ABIEIÉ Dance Class with Irineu Nogueira

Seny Daffe, drummer and dancer from Burlington, VT, is teaching a special class, Thursday, November 30 at The Dance Hall.

Namory Keita is accompanying the dundun dance class and teaching a traditional drum class beforehand.

Drum class with Namory
5:30 to 6:30 pm

Dundun dance class with Seny
6:45 to 8:15 pm

$15.00 for each class.
You can pay with cash or check. (Correct change is appreciated.)

Please email seacoastdanceanddrum@gmail.com if you need a drum for either class.

World renowned dancer and teacher, Youssouf Koumbassa, is coming back to New England! He will teach a special class on our ongoing Thursday night slot, October 26, along with Namory Keita.

Drum class with Namory Keita
5:30 to 6:30

Dance class with Youssouf Koumbassa
6:45 to 8:15

Pay ahead through Brown Paper Tickets and save!

$15.00 ahead per class or $18.00 each at the door

Youssouf is one of the world’s most sought after teachers of West African dance. He was a principal dancer with Ballet Djoliba, one of Guinea’s national companies, before relocating to the US more than 25 years. He leads workshops and conferences all over the world from Japan to Israel to California – and Maine.

Namory has traveled to many places to share his culture including Germany, Poland, France, Canada, and Portugal. Since moving to New England in 2010, he has continued touring to teach and perform at conferences around the world. Currently Namory performs and teaches weekly drumming classes throughout New England. He is a patient teacher for all skill levels and brings a thorough understanding of the whole drum ensemble and West African musical experience to his students.

Youssouf and Namory will be teaching in Portland on Tuesday, October 24th and in Camden on Friday, October 27th and then in Northampton, MA on Sunday, October 29.

Namory Keita is just back from Guinea where he broke ground on the school he dreams to start, the Hamana Arts Center. He needs your help. Here is his letter requesting support:

My name is Namory Keita, and I am a master drummer from the village of Sangbarala, in the Hamana region of Guinea, West Africa. What I really want to tell you about is my dream, the Hamana Arts Center.

The Hamana Arts Center will be a school where master teachers and students from around the world come together to exchange, teach, perform, and study the traditional arts of the Hamana region. This region has fostered some of the greatest drummers in the world including my uncle, Famadou Konate as well as Nounmody Keita, Nansady Keita, and Solo Keita to name just a few.

For this art form to remain culturally vibrant and intact, its artists must earn a living. They need housing, a place to teach, study and perform and a center to pull this together is essential. We are proud to have broken ground this year! The purchasing of the property, surveying completed, design finished, and the foundation of the structure begun – we are on our way, but need your help for the next steps.

Our initial funding goal is $5000, though the project will require much more financial support than that. I’ll be traveling back and forth to oversee the project which will likely span the next 3-5 years.

The Hamana Arts Center is located on the outskirts of Conakry on a beautiful hillside. The design includes guest rooms for artists and students, a main all, kitchen, dining room and of course a studio floor for drumming and dancing along with a beautiful view of the forest.

Together we can do this! Your generosity is much appreciated. Thank you! ~Namory

Hamana Arts Center Project Go Fund Me page