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| Photo credit Karolina Czaronica, ABC 08/2009 | Photo credit Mr Will, ABC 08/2009 |
Photo credit Mr Will, ABC 08/2009 |
From 12.30pm:
Africa Junction - Drums, songs, smiles and dancing from this group based in Bucks
Sankofa - UK Sabar group
Mpe-asem - Ghanaian Balafon and percussion led by Ben Lawrence
Surahata (Sura) Susso - Kora player and amazing musician!
Tanante - everyone loves these talented and energetic drummers from Manchester. Tanante will be joined by Iya Sako.
More afternoon acts to be announced!
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| Photo credit IbrarDar, ABC 08/2009 | Photo credit Karolina Czaronica, ABC 08/2009 | Photo credit IbrarDar, ABC 08/2009 |
Photo credit Karolina Czaronica, ABC 08/2009 |
From 6.30pm:
Djembe Djinns - Hans Sutton leads this group of highly skilled drummers
Bi Tilo - Casamance traditional serouba group, lead by Moctar Sawane
Su Hart - Songs and sounds of the Baka rainforest people + audience participation - singing
Sabar Drum & Dance Crew - with Karim M'Baye, Diene Sagna, Batch Gueye & others
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Photo credit IbrarDar, ABC 08/2009 |
Nansady & Funkama - Nansady Keita's djembe kan and Dunduns
Hamana Bjemakan - Drum and dance + audience participation - dancing.
Saskia Bakayoko and Idrissa Camara will guide you through some Guinean
dance moves with grooves from Djembefola Vieux Bakayoko and drummers.
From Midnight:
Reggae DJ's - Mr Tobes & Ian Marchant
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| Photo credit Mr Will, ABC 08/2009 | Photo credit IbrarDar, ABC 08/2009 |
Photo credit Karolina Czaronica, ABC 08/2009 |
Photo credit IbrarDar, ABC 08/2009 |
Workshops
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| Photo credit Mr Will, ABC 08/2009 | Photo credit Mr Will, ABC 08/2009 |
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Photo credit Chandra Moon, ABC 08/2009 |
Balafon -
Ben Lawrence
All levels
Djembe - Nansady Keita, Seckou Keita Iya Sako, Mockoulo Sawane, Hans Sutton
Workshops for different levels for beginners to advanced players.
Are you an experiened Dundun player? See the Booking Form for information.
Djembe soloing for dance - Landing Mane
Advanced / Intermediate level and above
Djembe for kids - Drummers from the Tanante group
For 5 to 15 year olds. Drums provided.
Sabar - Karim M'Baye
Intermediate to Advanced level
Sabar dance - Diene Sagna
All levels
Cafe and Bar
From Friday evening onwards, the cafe will be serving authentic West African food. This includes a range of vegetarian and meat dishes served with rice.
Tea, coffee, chai, hot chocolate and a range of scrumptious cakes will also be available throughout!
The
local pub is providing a bar which will be serving reasonably priced real ales, lager, wine (by the bottle and glass), cider and soft drinks.
Stalls
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Selling a range of West African drums, percussion, balafons, clothes, jewellery and crafts. Djembes for sale both for beginners and professionals. |
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Camping
Camping on Saturday is included with your ticket. Please book this in advance. Or if you decide to stay on Saturday night, please advise us.
If you wish to camp on Friday night, you can book this too for an additional fee. Friday night campers can arrive from 5pm on 4th June. There is no bar on Friday but the cafe is serving meals, hot beverages and cakes. Toilets and showers will be available.
We are providing portaloo toilets and a disabled portaloo toilet. We have also hired in a shower unit. It's not luxury camping but means you don't have to drive home and you also get to spend more time in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside!
Breakfast will be available between 9am and 11am on Saturday and Sunday morning, serving a basic breakfast of tea, various herbal teas, coffee, egg baps and possibly cake!
All ticket holders need to leave site by 12pm on Sunday 6th June.
The Big Barn is not in the camping field, so you won't be sleeping right next to it - should you want an early night before the music finishes!
If you don't want to camp, see location page for list of B&B's
Campfires
We have a designated campfire area - which is not in the actual camping field. This is the only campfire permitted on the site.
Noise curfew outdoors
Friday - You can drum in either of the two marquees between 5pm and 8pm.
Saturday - No drumming outdoors before 11am or after 8pm.
Sunday morning - No drumming.
Please keep the noise down outside after 8pm on Friday and Saturday night!
No dogs on site please
The farm owner has dogs but these are the only ones allowed on site.
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