West African Drumming, Cultural Lore and Music Theory with Oumar Keita

Boo Curry is a native of Missoula who graduated from the
University of Montana and works as a bird field biologist. Boo
has been studying African culture and music for over 14 years.
She is one of the founding mothers of Missoula's very own, "Djebe
Bara" African dance and music community. For this interview, Boo
interviewed her friend and fellow musician, Oumar Keita. Oumar is
a native of Guinea, West Africa. He is known for his extensive
knowledge of music and history. Oumar showed an interest in
traditional music and began singing at an early age. He continues
to sing and write traditional music but can also rap in Malinke,
Susu and French. Oumar Keita plays traditional instruments like
the bolon, gnoni and N’gongoma, which accompany his singing.


Since 2009 he has been a musician in the nationally recognized
Ballet Saamato of Conakry, Guinea. Primarily a dundun player,
Oumar is also a dancer and djembe player. For the past 2
years, he played with Wofa percussion in Conakry.


To study with Boo and Oumar Keita visit: www.djebebara.com


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