Performances by Nansady Keita
Nansady is the musical director and lead soloist of performance groups, Funkama, Nansady Keita's Ensemble 'Petite Guinee', and Meereeya Bedeh.The groups are available to play at weddings, festivals, community events and other celebrations. Nansady is also available for performances as a sessional or guest musician.
When in Guinea he leads his group Hamana Kalu (CDs released in May 2008, and May 2010).
Upcoming performances
African Drum Village Festival, Scotland 6th Aug
West African Party Night at Tribe of Doris Intercultural Summer School, Somerset 12th Aug
HangOut Festival, Farnham, England 18th Sept
Tarifa, Spain 9th October
West African Party Night at Tribe of Doris Intercultural Summer School, Somerset 12th Aug
HangOut Festival, Farnham, England 18th Sept
Tarifa, Spain 9th October
A selection of past performances
Gothenburg, Sweden June 2010
Seahouses Festival, Northumberland, England June 2010
African Beats Camp 2010, Bucks, England June 2010
Riding of the Bounds, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England May 2010
Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Scottish
Borders, Scotland April 2010
Burnmouth, Scotland
April 2010
Japan Tour (various venues), Japan September 2009
African Beats Camp, near Bath, Somerset, England August 2009
WOMAD Charlton Park 2009, Malmesbury, England July 2009
The Cluny 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England July 2009
Border Green Festival, Northumberland, England June 2009
Off Beat Festival, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England June 2009 The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, Scotland May 2009
Drum Music at Saki Bar, Rusholme, Manchester, England May 2009
Kelso Rugby Football Club, Roxburghshire, Scotland April 2009
Performances at Famoudou Konate's compound, Guinea Jan & Feb 2009
Tour of Japan 2008 (performances in Osaka, Yamagata, Niigata, Oct - Nov 2008
Nagano, Shizuoka, Nagoya City, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Kyoto and Tokyo)
Shipley Art Gallery (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) October 2008
as part of Black History Month Celebrations
Rhythm & Grooves Festival, England September 2008, 2007 & 2006
Tribe of Doris Intercultural Summer School, England August 2010, 2008, 2007 & 2006
African Drum Village Festival, Scotland August 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 & 2006
Drum Camp, Suffolk, England July 2009, 2008, 2007 & 2006
Border Green Festival, Northumberland, England June 2008
Lerwick Summer Carnival, Shetland Isles, Scotland June 2008
The Pipers' Trail, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland June 2008
Yellows on the Broom 9th International Music & Arts Festival, Scotland May 2008
Tyne and Wear Museum and Winter Garden (opening
of 'Destination Tyne and Wear' exhibition exploring
migration to and from Tyne and Wear), Sunderland, England May 2008
WinterDrum08, High Wycombe, England March 2008
Birnham House Hotel, Dunkeld, Scotland February 2008
Fankabah performance, Simbaya Gare, Conakry, Guinea Dec 2007
WOMAD 2007 (Charlton Park), England July 2007
Middlesborough MELA, England July 2007
Remembering Slavery 2007 Freedom Performance, England May 2007
Maltings Theatre and Arts Centre, England Oct 2006, Oct 2007 & Jan 2008
Traquair Fair goes African, Scotland August 2006
Sunderland International Kite Festival, England July 2006
Abene Festival, Cassamance, Senegal Jan 2006
Tour of Japan with Famoudou Konate and ensemble
'Hamana Foli Kan' Aug 2004
Tour of Europe with Famoudou Konaté
and ensemble 'Hamana Foli Kan' Oct - Nov 2004
European tour with Famoudou Konaté and ensemble
'Hamana Foli Kan' (incl Germany & France) Summer 2002
Chicago Djembe Project, Chicago, USA Dec 2002
International Festival, Centre Culturel, Conakry, Guinea May 1999
