Mamady Keïta solo improvisation KOMA rhythm

[@DrCrabfingers]

Man this is SO awesome. The point where the main rhythm quietens down to listen to the lead djembe is really a wonderful moment. What a superb ensemble. Mamady's djembe is physically huge....and he totally plays it like a crazy horse kicking his heels to show his energy. This is very fine percussion...love that dude sitting on the floor...applause from me. I used to play djembe and congas in an African dance class and often had the sensation of being so lost in the rhythm that I didn't even know which part of the rhythm I was playing...I was gone...all that I heard was every aspect of the rhythm...whether it was me or not, didn't matter!

[@m.taylor6808]

Love this! Loved this!! AFO!!! NAAAMU!!! This was a recording from a 2015 Tam Tam Mandingue Djembe Academy teacher training. This room, our dojo was at the incredible Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterey, Mexico. The ensemble backing Mamady was Jeremy Tomasck (Belgium) on songban, Kelvin Kew (Singapore) on kenkeni, Hiroki Murai (Japan) on dununba, me (Taylor from Chicago) on djembe accompaniment, Pierre Chaillan (Israel) on bass djembe - it was a magical time indeed!!

[@calkasone]

Vous êtes un digne fils du peuple NOIR Africain. Que les ancêtres soient avec vous pour bcp plus de créations accoustiques.

[@fjeinca]

Mamady is a rhythmic genius who has an entire ocean contained in his djembe.

[@lennysatori]

Unbelievable this guy so much fun to watch

[@guyledirect1662]

dans le frappe, comme dans l'expression c'est une emotion !

[@DrCrabfingers]

We miss you Mamady.

[@karubaable]

Oyé Pedro , ca fait toujours plaisir de te voir jouer, ... j'ai toujours le virus !

[@petehill8885]

that lead Djembe is popping

[@vadim_adi_novikov]

Look like one of the farmer's rhythms! Amazing!

[@CANTABRICASALVAJE]

unico para siempre

[@Squirrelconga]

That muted slap at about :33 is 💯📀 Wasn't expecting that!! 🤯

[@SimulatorGuy]

Mamady is a showmanship not a drummer, the real drummers are behind him!

[@davidday866]

Yeah the guy playing kenkeni needs a record deal and a few world tours

[@SimulatorGuy]

@@davidday866 am a djambe drummer myself, I play djambe with people who don't have rhythm and making what they play sound good, I think that's where the skill is..not playing with professional drummers backing you like in this video

[@davidday866]

ok @@SimulatorGuy

[@davidday866]

you can look up some video of mamady playing jembe alone, he is a great showman and a fantastic drummer unaccompanied, showmanship is a big part of playing and showing expression for your music. @@SimulatorGuy

[@Secure_It_T]

F A S T M O T I O N Mamady Keira is soloing. The dundun drummers are holding the accompaniment along with the djembe drummers so he can go ahead and solo as the lead drummer.

[@cesarorozco8201]

Masters

[@allenparsens5279]

I often see people making enormous claims about how good a drummer this guy is. The claims seem to get bigger and bigger over time. No doubt he is a fine player but no doubt many other unknown people in his country are equally. I am sure the drummer himself would be unhappy with this kind of talk. The root of which I think is just people here on this page trying to outdo each other and give others the false notion they personally have a high skill level. Let’s put that kind of childish competition down.

[@kairasby6472]

I understand but i do not understand,whats wrong with someone giving there opinion about how good a djembefola is to them

[@liamg1995]

This makes me want to fix up my old djembe and start playing again!

[@christophermoore4126]

Do it mon!!!

[@ToddWright2]

Do you need a new head? ...for your djembe! The guy that made mine will do anyone's for a hundred bucks. Not cheap, but he gets his skins from Mali. I have a really small ashiko that pops with a really thin goatskin head. On another note(no pun intended) Yaya Diallo teaches with a mechanically tuned synthetic head due to the drum being always in tune regardless of weather. If you go synthetic, try before you buy. All the Remo heads I have heard aren't good. There are far better heads out there.

[@Secure_It_T]

Do it

[@edwardmarcell2494]

Hook that bad boy up. When I got my djembe that was the first thing I did was put a skin on it and had an extra for when thee initial one popped. It's always good to have a back up or two skins just in case.

[@barbaradoler4054]

Are they in a bus?

[@DanielGutierrez-xj6vz]

zarpado !!!!!

[@zeurk01]

le maitre parle

[@christophermoore4126]

Any body get a sunburn here?

[@Jeanninou]

le mec joue du radiateur derrière?

[@00nostra]

lol..non c est le reflete de l autre dans le mirroir.....

[@soulnspired888]

Oyinbos everywhere...smh.

[@djdrumac.anthony7333]

Is the head synthetic?

[@m.taylor6808]

None of those drum heads in the video are synthetic. I've never known Mamady to play synthetic skins.

[@christophermoore4126]

Just wicked tight, great natural heading techniques from michi henning available on yt. If you are a foot traveler with drum, I gotta say that mylar really holds up but the traditionalists dont care for it. It harses the sound of the sinned drums.

[@meritor003]

What?

[@kairasby6472]

what?

[@DrCrabfingers]

Goat skin...or deer....NEVER synthetic!