15. 02. 2012.

Mamady Keita Health Update & Medical Donation Fund

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As some of you know, Mamady Keita was recently hospitalized in France with pulmonary edema, a serious condition brought on by his congestive heart disease. We are happy to report that he is doing well and chilling out for the month of February in Brussels. He is planning to return to San Diego in early March and resume his spring workshop schedule in the U.S., and then begin the Grand Masters Tour with Famoudou Konate in May. For updated info please visit: www.ttmusa.org.
 
Medical Donation Fund to Help Mamady 
For those of you who have expressed a desire to help, TTM USA has created a Medical Donation Fund to help Mamady with his medical expenses and debt incurred from his hospitalization. Note: Donations are tax-deductible in the U.S. and 100% of proceeds will go to Mamady.

Or mail a check to TTM USA, Attn: Medical Fund, P. O. Box 83164, San Diego, CA 92138.

Send Mamady Your Well Wishes
Your prayers and well wishes are greatly appreciated. If you would like to send a message to Mamady you can do so on his Facebook Fan Page, he really does read them!!!  Copy and paste this link into your web browser: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mamady-Keïta/53555486626.  Or email a message to him at info@ttmusa.org.

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03. 02. 2012.

Rastopi se uz afričke ritmove u srcu Zagreba: AISSATA, Kraljica zapadnoafričkog plesa


DYALLI i BAOBAB s ponosom predstavljaju:

RADIONICU ZAPADNOAFRIČKOG PLESA S AISSATOM KOUYATÉ (GVINEJA)




04.02.2012. (subota)
15:00 - 17:00
ZAGREB
Centar za ples, sport i fitness Savska, Savska cesta 120

05.02.2012. (nedjelja)
19:00 21:00
LJUBLJANA
Studio Baobab, Parmova 25

www.dyalli.hr

www.baobab.si 



Aïssata Kouyaté rođena je u griot (djéli, dyalli) obitelji u Kissidougou u Gvineji. Odrasla u duhu te zapadno afričke tradicije, vrlo je rano počela plesati i pjevati. Pjevačke je sposobnosti usavršavala uz El Hadj Mamoudou Kantéa, a plesne u slavnoj trupi „Les Ballets Africains“. Angažirana od Mory Kantéa kao pjevačica solista, putuje svijetom s njegovom grupom gotovo pet godina. Nakon toga suradnje se samo redaju: Mamady Keita, Pierre Marcault i skupina Djibala Groove Percussions. Cijenjena zbog svojih kvaliteta pjevačice i plesačice, pridružuje se plesnoj kompaniji koreografa Georges Momboyea s kojim je radila dugi niz godina i sudjelovala na brojnim turejama u Francuskoj, Europi i šire. Afrički ples podučava od 1997. godine, kao redoviti profesor u centru Georges Momboye u Parizu, te na brojnim festivalima i radionicama diljem Francuske i u inozemstvu. Aissata rado naglašava kako pozitivnu energiju afričkog plesa sa jednakim zadovoljstvom dijeli sa djecom u prigradskim školama i sa profesionalnim plesačima na plesnim akademijama.