{"id":76721,"date":"2009-07-01T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com?post_type=feature&p=8562"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:34:40","slug":"mame-fara-diouf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mame-fara-diouf\/","title":{"rendered":"Mame Fara Diouf"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fara first came to Japan in 1999 on tour with Mama Africa, a drumming troupe from his native Senegal, and has been based in Japan since 2002, finally settling in Fukuoka three months ago. He began playing drums when he was 10, and studied in the public music school in Dakar. Now a professional percussionist, he teaches classes in drumming and African culture, and is always looking for people to jam with. \u201cThe classes are about more than just drumming\u201d, says Fara: \u201cthey\u2019re a chance for Japanese and foreign people to learn about Africa, meet new people, and to try out percussion as a way of communicating and a way to de-stress.\u201d Fara\u2019s drumming style, using the West African djembe and Senegalese sabar, also takes in Latin congas and Caribbean bongo, and he has also engaged with Japan\u2019s percussion tradition, playing in Kyushu with wildly successful taiko troupe TAO. Fara\u2019s classes are on Fridays at Rhythm, 18:30~20:00, or check www.faradiouf.com<\/a> for gig dates and performance videos or contact him on 090-5080-7979.<\/p>\n

Hometown: Dakar, Senegal
\nIn Japan: 7 years
\nIdentity: Percussionist<\/p>\n

Originally published in Fukuoka Now magazine (fn127, Jul. 2009<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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