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Moussa Diabate
Universal African Dance And Drum Ensemble
is honored to have superb traditional dance and drum from our African
teachers from Guinea ( West Africa), Moussa and his sister
Tenenfig.
 DJELI
MOUSSA DIABATE
West African Traditionalist Master Dance & Drum Teacher,
Artistic Director & Choreographer
World Renowned Djeli, Griot, Historian, Teacher, Advisor and
Healer
Djeli Moussa Diabate has been one of the finest dancers with the
National Ballets of Guinea (Africa) and was artistic director for
National Ballet Silimbo of Senegal for many years. He is a master
dancer, drummer and musician and has toured Africa, Europe, Asia and the
U.S.A. He also performed on Broadway (New York City), at Yale Repertory
Theater and at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Moussa is the son of
the Chief of the Djelis, El Hadj Komba Ansou Diabate of Conakry, Guinea
in West Africa. El Hadj Komba Ansou Diabate for more than 35 years was a
founding member of the National Instrumental Ensemble and composer of
the Guinea National Anthem.
Moussa is also a Griot from the great lineage of the Diabate
Family from the Malinke people of Guinea, West Africa. Moussa was taught
the dance, music, storytelling, history and mythology of West Africa by
his father, Komba Ansou Diabate, the "Great Griot of Guinea", and his
mother, one of the first premiere dancer with Les Ballets Africains.
Moussa has trained
and toured with the National Ballet Djoliba and the National Theatre of
Dakar's Ballet Silimbo. A former lead dancer for the Troupe Federale de
Conakry III National Ballet of Guinea, Moussa has been a dancer all his
life.
Moussa came to the United States teaching traditional performing
arts and worked on Broadway in George C. Wolfe’s production of The
Tempest and worked as assistant choreographer and consultant for Savion
Glover's hit show, "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk."
His life and membership with
the great ballets of Guinea, such as Les Ballet Africain has made
him one of the most respected teachers in the world. Since 1987 Mr.
Diabate has choreographed, performed, lectured and taught extensively in
the U.S., Japan, France and West Africa. He is the founder and
artistic director of Djely Kunda West African Dance Company.
Moussa currently maintains residency in Dallas, Texas.
One of Moussa's
favorite students is
JAMAL P. DICKERSON, who is the
chief choreographer and artistic director of the
Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble
in Camden, New Jersey (USA). Jamal has been a
dedicated student under Moussa Diabate since 1999.
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Djeli, is a messenger of the African tradition. He or she is a
historian, a teacher, and adviser and sometimes a healer, who strongly
influences African Arts and Culture. As the author "Amadou Hampate Ba"
wrote: "when a Djeli is dying, it's like a library is burning."
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