Experience the power of djembe and djun-djun drums with Malik Sow from Senegal. All levels are welcome, beginner to advanced! العاب كازينو مجانية Malik teaches technique, musical phrasing and breathing, and encourages you to express yourself. He teaches the traditional African way, making the novice to master comfortable. A truly remarkable experience! This class would be inexpensive at thrice the price. Malik can take anyone deeper into drumming. Having been thoroughly trained at an early age in dance movements and the historical contexts and meanings of various traditional dances of the Mali Empire, he’s also very adept at choreography and dance. Malik brings a unique and special approach to performance that’s simply amazing. We call Malik’s Saturday class the Real Deal!
Malik is also much in demand for clinics, scheduled school assembly performances, TV/film (AFTRA/SAG) and private lessons. He recently performed on the Academy Awards and made an appearance on a new Oprah Winfrey Network show, and wherever he drums, people are stunned by his mastery. Talk is cheap, come hear him here for yourself!
Class is taught by master drummer, Malik Sow (pron. “Soh”) from Dakar, Senegal. As a young boy in Senegal, Malik studied with master drummer Doussou Koulibaly and dancer Karounga Sakho. In 1970 Sow was lead drummer in the Ballet d’Afrique Noire; three years later he became the Musical Director for the Ballet National du Senegal, a position he held for ten years. Sow has traveled worldwide sharing his knowledge of West African culture and his musical abilities, and we are delighted to host his Wednesday and Saturday weekly classes at Motherland Music.
Malik also drums at top regional dance studios and in special appearances and has been a featured and beloved educator in both Los Angeles and Orange County school arts programs for many years. He has acted in, consulted and composed music for films (notably Stephen Spielberg’s Amistad [and Richard Jenkins’s The Visitor]). Malik’s affable manner is guaranteed to make you smile and feel better about yourself, and he can definitely help you to improve your drumming, whatever your level of ability, beginner to pro. فريق مان سيتي Malik’s Wednesday class focuses on fundamentals like mastering bass, tone, and slap sounds on djembe, and authentic traditional Malinke dance rhythms, Senegal style. Waw!