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'''Dramane Koné''' (surname sometimes also spelled '''Kone'''; b. [[Ougadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]], January, 1982) is a [[master drummer]] and [[griot]] from the west African nation of [[Burkina Faso]] who rose to prominence in 1997 via his appearance (studying [[balafon]] at age 4) in the award-winning Taali Laafi Rosselini epic (20 years in the making) documentary film Great Great Grandparents Music that featured vignettes of Dramane Koné's griot family life in west Africa. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand drum called ''[[djembe]]''. He is a member of the [[Mandeng people | Dyula people]] ethnic group. |
[[File:Example.jpg]]'''Dramane Koné''' (surname sometimes also spelled '''Kone'''; b. [[Ougadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]], January, 1982) is a [[master drummer]] and [[griot]] from the west African nation of [[Burkina Faso]] who rose to prominence in 1997 via his appearance (studying [[balafon]] at age 4) in the award-winning Taali Laafi Rosselini epic (20 years in the making) documentary film Great Great Grandparents Music that featured vignettes of Dramane Koné's griot family life in west Africa. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand drum called ''[[djembe]]''. He is a member of the [[Mandeng people | Dyula people]] ethnic group. |
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==Regional Origins== |
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Revision as of 06:37, 4 November 2010
Dramane Koné (surname sometimes also spelled Kone; b. Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, January, 1982) is a master drummer and griot from the west African nation of Burkina Faso who rose to prominence in 1997 via his appearance (studying balafon at age 4) in the award-winning Taali Laafi Rosselini epic (20 years in the making) documentary film Great Great Grandparents Music that featured vignettes of Dramane Koné's griot family life in west Africa. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand drum called djembe. He is a member of the Dyula people ethnic group.
Regional Origins
Koné was born in the capital city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in central Burkina Faso. He began studying music at the age of three (his family says practically from birth), under Dougoutigui Koné, elder djembefola (master djembe player) of Ouagadougou. Koné was educated in the ancient drumming traditions of west Africa, and was initiated into the history and music of the Manding (also spelled Mandingue) people. His later musical education included private studies with a number of lesser-known village elders, masters and griots. In discussions with writers, Koné teaches that griots are the spokespeople of the kings and are the originators of what we now call music. He said in an interview in November, 2010, "The king would come tell the griots his messages intended for the king's subjects in the form of a story. 'When you finish playing your music, assemble the people to receive my message in the form of the story I am about to tell you.', the king might say," as Koné relates a griot family's mission. Koné asserts that griots are useful to communicate both the king's official messages in his language, and additional musical messages via local languages as conveyed by skilled drummers as is well known in west African and other Earthly traditions.
Family Background, Early Travels
He is the son of well-known musical griot/master drummer Dougoutigui Koné. After their appearances in the Rosselini film, his father Dougoutigui Koné had moved the family to and from Mali, west Africa, and Dramane had begun to win national contests starting in 1996, the film was released in 1997, and in 1998 Dramane went on to perform as djembefola (djembe drummer) with the National Ballet of Burkina Faso (he also plays Dunun, Balafon and Ngoni) accompanying dancers in the ballet and was then promoted to lead djembefola in the NBBF before migrating the U.S. in 1999.
He is also the brother of notable griot and master drummer Mamadou Koné, and the two Koné brothers and their father played together in various traditional and popular music ensembles in Burkina Faso and elsewhere. Their griot lineage extends many generations.
Koné resides in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Discography
Djelia Kadi (2003) Traditional west African Drumming featuring Dramane's group (name means "It's good to be griot").
Films
Great Great Grandparents Music (1997) Documentary Film by Taali Laafi Rosselini United States Role: Subject (music student)