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Sibo
Bangoura
West
African Percussionst (Bondi, NSW)
Born
into a Griot family (musician family) in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa,
Sibo Bangoura has played music from a young age. When growing up, Sibo rehearsed
and performed with percussion groups, ballets and at ceremonies in Conakry, Guinea.
Sibo also frequently taught foreign students travelling from all over the world
to Conakry to study traditional Guinean rhythms and djembe. In 1999, Sibo made
his first trip to Australia, Fiji and New Caledonia on tour with a performance
group 'Jala' from Conakry. In 2001, Sibo moved to Zurich, Switzerland
where he resided for nine months. In Zurich, Sibo taught percussion workshops,
performed and accompanied dance classes. He also became leading soloist in percussion
group 'P-Train'. Sibo regularly traveled around Switzerland performing with African
musicians and dancers. Sibo arrived in Australia in 2002. Residing
in Sydney, Sibo has taught workshops and performed all over the country: Melbourne,
Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Tasmania, Newcastle, Byron Bay, Bundageon, the South
Coast and the Blue Mountains. He was invited to Western Australia to work with
Aboriginal communities. He has also worked with Aboriginal groups in Sydney. He
often performs and teaches alongside his brothers Epizo and Mohamed Bangoura and
is also part of the well-known Sydney percussion group 'Mohata'. He recently traveled
to Singapore with Mohata as part of a cultural festival. Sibo plays regularly
with group 'Dundoumba' and is involved with the 'Drum Café' in Sydney. Sibo
has become a well renowned and respected African musician in Sydney and around
Australia. Sibo's passion is his music and the culture of his homeland. He enjoys
sharing the traditional music of West Africa with his audiences and students.
Sibo currently holds regular classes in Manly and Bondi as well as other workshops
in and around Sydney. Sibo has taught students travelling to Guinea on the 'Mohata'
study tours 2000- 2004 and will return to Guinea in 2005 again with students from
Australia and other countries.
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