Djoliba Crossing: Journeys Into West African Music and Culture

Discover the music and culture of West Africa in this beautifully illustrated account of an artist's adventures in the Niger River valley.

Djoliba Crossing is both an adventure memoir and a guidebook for the music traditions of West Africa. Descriptions of ancient music and festivals are enriched by original artwork, historical research, and rhythm notations for the djembé, dununba, sangban, and kenkeni drums. Together, they offer a glimpse into a world hidden off the beaten path, and chronicle an artist's journey deep into realms of the unexpected.

Features:

Djoliba Crossing is a premium quality, full color book with 192 pages of stories, historical and cultural information, rhythm transcriptions, maps, and more. The book contains over 70 full color illustrations.

Author: Dave Kobrenski
Publisher: Artemisia Books
Published: 08/21/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780982668948

About the Author
Dave Kobrenski is an artist, musician, and writer who has a hard time refusing a good adventure. Between 2001 and 2016, Dave traveled extensively in West Africa to study with master musicians Famoudou Konaté, Sayon Camara, Nansady Keïta, and others. In Guinea, he continues his studies of the Fula flute (tambin) with a master of the Malinké flute tradition, Lanciné Condé.

Dave performs with the Donkilo! Afro Funk Orkestra, 7oddSeven, Sayon Camara & Landaya, and various other groups. He currently resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where he continues to hone his artistic skills as well as pursue his studies in anthropology and ethnomusicology.

Dave is also the author of Drawing on Culture and Finding the Source.

For more info, music, artwork, and more, visit davekobrenski.com