Djembe and Kora Jam Session at Dabo House in The Gambia – African Music Lessons Become Performance

(instrumental music) (musicians singing) – [Drummer] Thank you
very, very, very, much. This is a floor show here in Africa and this one is the calabash. And that calabash we
have, he have that one, and that one, he use it to make music here. In the olden days, this
here, this calabash If he and the lady were to married, we uses this calabash also. And this calabash also, we use it to put in the rice to eat. And the same, this calabash we use it also to drink water. So, in the Africa, this culture is very important for this calabash, but only African people know.

But today you also, I think you enjoy this calabash. So in the calabash it's very popular, very nice and it can make it many- we use these things many
different, different, different, different, different
instrument in the calabash. And we have balafon,
and we have this kora. And I mean, it can make
it gongoma, this Calabash. And we have bolon, it's like base guitar. The same we use in the calabash. But if you want to know in the Africa, You have to go around
and around and around and around and around. That's why always, when the
people come in to Gambia they say smiling coast. Cause we like it, the
smiling. It's not much. If you were hungry, we're not hungry but we want to be happy together and live together.

So now, today you also
try to remember this one. If you go back home, always you have some family here also now. So you welcome to Gambia and (foreign) I think you back here again someday. I'm really happy here. You have time in the Dabo House while you you choose to be in Dabo house. So you welcome to Dabo house.

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Anytime you want to come, you welcome. It's like your home feel free. It's like a home. Thank you very much. I'm happy. You have time, we play
instrument together, and we happy together. And I think this happiness
can go more and more and more and more. It's not matter which country you go in, you never forget this one.

I know that one. I know that one. You never forget that one. It's nice, man. And a nice lady. So you welcome. You, thank you very much. I'm really happy you have
your time with one today. (music continues to play) (laughing) (laughing) – [Spectator] (laughs and
jokes in foreign language) (clapping) – Thank you very much. Thank you..

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Djembe and Kora Jam Session at Dabo House in The Gambia - African Music Lessons Become Performance

Tim and I got some Kora and Djembe lessons from the owner of Dabo House and his friend. When our lessons were done, this jam session happened.

Stay tuned for video of us playing later in the video.

By the way, this is NOT a sponsored video, but Dabo House was a really cool place to stay and so we don't mind giving them a shout out. They're in the Brufut neighborhood in The Gambia and very reasonably priced.

Djembe: Dabo (owner of Dabo House)
Kora: Aboubacar Keita (002202985901 What's App)

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