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OneWorldBeat Unity Drum Event: Mindful and Joyful Drumming for Healing and Community Building

 

Unity Drum Taiwan: We are also excited to have 3 drumming and performing groups from Taiwan to join One World Beat this year! They are DjembeShowDancer, 06 Drum Beat and Kuku Percussion. A big warm welcome to you all! We are thrilled to be part of the convergence of cultures among the continents of Asia, America and Africa!

 
Djembe Show Dancer  

Name:  Sibongie (website)

Venue: anching elementary school, Yunlin, Taiwan

Date: 5/6/2006

Time: 10-12 AM

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由一位小學老師 (江鳥) 帶領的鼓舞團 中文名字叫做 [ 嬉班子 ] 曾參加過無數國內外的音樂舞蹈演出 老師自己是學美術的 卻愛上非洲音樂 和非洲鼓非洲舞蹈結下不解之緣 是個SOLO狂 獲得台灣第一屆非洲鼓比賽個人組第一名 熱愛教育 關懷人們 也關懷地球 喜好藝術創作 尤其是廢物利用 有化腐朽為神奇的精神

 

River Bird,' an elementary school teacher, is the founder of the group, Sibongie. His passion for Africa music and culture, combined with his background in art, has won the appreciation of many, including the newly awarded First Place in the Individual Performance in the first ever Africa Drumming Competition in Taiwan.

'River Bird' cares for education, humanity and the environment. His creative living reflects in the art of recycling objects into wonders. He is a true living artist!

 

 
06 Drum Beat  

Name: 06 drum beat (website)

Venue: Tainan, Taiwan

Date: 5/7/2006

Time: 4:00 PM

 

主持人 阿克 他們的團體 獲得 台灣第一屆非洲鼓比賽 最非獎 (最像非洲的意思吧) (這個團體 我知道的不多啦) 透過江鳥的安排 他們很願意支持 oneworldbeat 的活動

 

The hosting group 'Arch' won the First Place in the category of 'Most-Africa-Alike' in the very first Africa Drumming Competition in Taiwan. Through the introduction of 'River Bird,' Group 'Arch' is joining the force to support One World Beat's 2006 event for world peace and unity!

   
kuku Percussion  

Name: kuku percussion (website)

Venue: CKS memorial hall, Taipei, Taiwan

Date: 5/6/2006

Time: 3-6pm

KuKu 打擊樂團, 是以非洲金貝鼓為初始的一個表演樂團, 曲風以非洲的古老婚喪喜慶音樂為基調, 在不同的表演場合也適時的加入了拉丁、 非洲、 中東 和印度等世界融合音樂‧樂器方面, 除非洲的金貝鼓、 砂鈴、 響棒、 牛鈴外也包括巴西小鼓、 鈴鼓、 金巴利鼓、 中東咚貝鼓、 手鼓、 印度塔不拉鼓等等, 表現了世界各地不同的民族曲風‧首席鼓手  Bob為台灣最早打非洲鼓的玩家, 已有20多年的歷練, 其他成員們則來自各個不同音樂領域, 有全職的音樂家、

老師及社會人士‧  近年來由於世界音樂在台灣廣受歡迎,  經常參與台北印度和世界音樂中心的活動及其他的藝文活動表演, 受到各方的矚目和肯定, 近年來參與的重要活動如下: @ 2003年台北兒童藝術節的鼓樂表演  @ 2004年澳洲文化節 @ 2004/5年印度文化節  @ 2004反伊戰爭鼓樂表演  @ 2005  國際旅遊展  @ 2005 汐止夢想社區嘉年華遊行 @ 其他大小晚會、 尾牙和開幕等演出‧  KuKu這個團名取自一首通俗的西非節奏, 早期是婦女們歡慶捕魚歸來的一首舞曲, 如今則是各種節慶中最常演唱的曲子‧ 從命名上可以看到這個樂團尋根和追求願景的想法‧  KuKu樂團的創始人是資深音樂家查理老師, 由他親自帶領定期每週嚴格練習, 除了採用非洲鼓狂野奔放的節奏外, 並編排了拉丁巴西等世界融合音樂的特色, 讓KuKu樂團有更多樣的風格, 展現出團員的無盡能量! 目前正式團員約有十餘人, 平常每次表演以5~6人左右為主‧

 

Kuku Percussion is a performing group playing African traditional djembes rhythms.

Over the years, the group also added instruments and styles from around the world: Latin, Middle East, India, Brazil and bring the world's traditions together to share with the communities. The members in Kuku Percussion come from different walks of life: professional musicians, teachers and professionals. In recent years, world music has become popular in Taiwan. Kuku Percussion's musical and cultural outreach have won the popularity tremendously!

Here is a list of the the events Kuku Percussion has participated:

 

@ Taipei Children Art Festival 2003

 

@ Australia Culture Festival 2004

 

@ India Culture Festival 2004/5

 

@ Anti-War in Iran Event 2004

 

@ International Tourism Fair 2005

 

@ Shi-Che Dream Community Carnival 2005

 

@ Multipurpose events and celebrations!

The name of 'Kuku' came from the drumming rhythm from West Africa. Originally, Kuku was played when the women came back from fishing. Today, Kuku is a popular rhythm played at all kinds of festivals. The founder of Kuku Percussion is an experienced musician, Teacher Charles, who leads disciplined training to expand the horizon of the skills and artist expression of the group members.

 
                 
     

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