Adama Dembele is a master djembé player from the Ivory Coast. Born into a family of musicians. , he learned from his brothers Dramane Dembele and Madou Dembele, along with many other master drummers. He has toured several continents, sitting in with various major acts such Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita, Affou Keita, Sogona Djata and many others. Adama has played in several drum and dance companies such as Yelemba d'abidjan, Ensemble Koteba, Congoba and many more....
In 2002, in collaboration with Siriki Sanogo, Adama founded Djembeso CI drum and dance ensemble.
"Djembeso" in the West African dialect Bambará means "the house of djembe". Adama chose that name because his familiy has been playing the djembe for 33 generations and his native home was known as the house where the djembe is played. In 2005 Adama moved to the US to perform and teach djembe. Since then he has played in major cities all over America. Currently Adama resides in Asheville North Carolina where he plays with the afro-beat ensemble The Afromotive. Currently he is putting together a new Djembeso drum and dance ensemble in Asheville to play at special events such as birthday parties, and weddings.
For information contact Adama Dembele (520) 243- 3123
email: adamadembele2@yahoo.com
TNX 4 add Adama. U R gonna have to show me how you played certain Djembe parts on Wossolon/Djansa. It rocks! Great show @ the Peel. Recommending U guys to friends in Charlotte when U perform there. Keep groovin' man. Peace CD
hey Adama! We live in St Pete, Florida now (next to Tampa)... you and Afromotive should make it down here sometime. Maybe even a drum workshop at my college (www. eckerd. edu). Stay in touch... peace.
Greetings! We have a very cool show coming up which features The EGG, live and direct from Oxford, England! The EGG was considered one of the highlights of CAMP BISCO 7 and can be found at Stella Blue in Asheville on Wednesday, March 11th, with special guests The Malah ...
