Wassa Wassa Workshops

We are delighted to announce the launch of our year long collaboration with master Kora musician Sadjo Sissokho from Guinea Bissau. Concert to take place at Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street, 23rd March 2012 @ 7pm. The Kora is a 21 string West African harp and the soft melodies and Sissokho’s singing will be accompanied in parts by West African percussion. Support on the night from DJ One World. African Food will be served.

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Enquiries-wassawassaworkshops@gmail.com

Hi all-just an update that there is a fresh 6 week programme of adult drum workshops starting in Dublin 9th March in Temple Lane Recording Studios, Temple Bar, D.2. €70 for 6 weeks. Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Levels. Contact Niall on 087 6938106 or nialldel@gmail.com to reserve a place. Happy Drumming!!

Adult Drum Workshops are due to start in Dublin again this month. Facilitated by Niall Delahan the classes will be on Friday evenings in Dublin City Centre, Location, start date & exact times t.b.c. this week. If you;d like to be put on teh mailing list for this just email wassawassaworkshops@gmail.com

http://www.culturenight.ie/2011/08/akidwa-choir-performance-at-temple-bar-square/

Wassa Wassa are delighted to be invloved in what’s looking like a cracking programme for this year’s Dublin City Council-Northside Music Festival-Check out our performance in Father Collins Park, Donaghmede this Sunday 7th August @ 2pm which includes a special performance by Community Groups from Ballybough Youth Project & Ballymun Regional Resource Centre. Artscope ltd.

Are event managers & queries can be directed to info@artscope.ie or through Dublin City Council at http://www.dublincity.ie/RECREATIONANDCULTURE/ARTSOFFICE

/PROGRAMMES/Pages/CurrentProgrammes.aspx

http://festival.kilmainhamartsclub.com/

Students from St. Josephs GNS, Finglas performed an African Drum & Song piece with Niall today for the RTE TV show-Kidspeak. This piece will air later in the summer & clip -which is sure to be a cracker!- will be available on our site after that

Pathways to Africa-Africa Day 2011 will bring the colour, sounds and spectacle of Africa to Temple Bar through public drum workshops and a high-energy World Music Event at the Button Factory (Sunday 22^nd May 7pm) featuring legend of West African Percussion Nansady Keita with Wassa Wassa Rhythm & Dance Collective, Congalese music from Niwel TSumbo and reggae, dub & roots with Dub Investigation.

This concert is one of the main Dublin events to celebrate Africa Day 2011 and is proudly supported by Irish Aid and produced by Wassa Wassa Workshops. Africa Day, an initiative of the African Union, falls on the 25^th May each year.  A weeklong series of events with African music, dance, film, history, educational activities, sport and art and will take place between May 21^st and May 29^th to mark Africa Day in Ireland. The aim of the week is to celebrate the diversity and potential of the African continent and increase awareness of Ireland’s many links with Africa.   (http://www.africaday.ie/Dublin.aspx )

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Africa Day events are an opportunity to celebrate the heritage and identity of African communities living in Ireland. The aim is also to raise public awareness of Irish Aid, the Irish Government’s overseas development programme, and the countries in which it works. Irish Aid, Ireland’s official aid programme to developing countries is delighted to support events such as this marking Africa Day. The focus of Ireland’s aid programme is the fight against poverty and exclusion in some of the world’s least developed countries, particularly in Africa.

Wassa Wassa are delighted to announce Djembe-fola-Nansady Keita will be joining us for a series of workshops and performances from 20th-23rd May. Djembé-master Famoudou Konaté says about his nephew Nansady: “The workshops and performances that Nansady Keita offers magnificently illustrate the one-of-a-kind musical tradition of the Malinké in Guinea. Together with the fine combination of traditional ability and professional experience he is an ideal and suitable representative for the culture of our people”.

This event is definately one for the diary!

For bookings/inquiries contact Niall on 087 6938016 / wassawassa@dublin.ie

Wassa Wassa are delighted to welcome legend of African Drum & Dance- Amara Kante to Dublin for a series of high-end drum & dance workshops  from the 21st-24th January 2011

Mr. Kante will also be performing with Wassa Wassa in Dublin over the weekend-keep an eye on the website over the coming weeks for further details.

Booking Essential for Workshops:

Niall Delahan: 087 6938016

niall@wassawassa.ie

See www.djembefola.com for full bio & interview with Amara Kante