Bassidi teams up with Drumskull Drums for the second year in a row in Santa Cruz, California during his 2017 U.S.A tour. Thank you to Matt Hardwick at Drumskull for hosting Bassidi this year and inviting him in to the Drumskull studio for this djembe demonstration. http://drumskulldrums.com
Bassidi is very honoured to have been selected to present a 50-minute clinic performance during this year’s 4-day Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC16), in Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A in November, 2016. He is excited to be bringing a Malian voice to this convention, the world’s premier drum and percussion festival, presenting both the djembé and […]
Bassidi is honored to have the opportunity to participate and teach at this year’s 9-day Camp Fareta, an annual West African drum and dance camp held in California, U.S.A in August, 2016 The 2016 Camp Fareta drumming line up includes: M’bemba Bangoura Bolokada Conde Fode Bangoura Wadaba Kourouma Mangue Sylla Bongo Sidiebe Aly ‘Alisco’ Diabate […]
Bwazan members, Khalifa and Bassidi Koné play a balafon and djembe duet during rehearsal at Maison des Jeunes, Bamako, Mali (Khalifa on balafon and Bassidi on djembe). www.bwazan-mali.com
Bassidi Koné and his longstanding percussion group, Bwazan, play with guest artist ‘Petit’ Adama Diarra at their Soirée Dedicace evening at Maison des Jeunes, Bamako, Mali – October 2014. This night was dedicatd to the upcoming release of Bwazan’s new album, ‘Denbagnuma’.
