Isaiah and Abdoulaye are at it again in this small collection of short outtakes. It is so hard to film Isaiah when he is really playing good. Anytime I film him, he cannot play as good as before the camera was on.
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Isaiah Chevrier introduces - Abdoulaye - his 2 year old little brother. Abdoulaye's main teacher has been his older brother Isaiah.
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Isaiah was so excited to hear that people enjoyed his video. He wanted to make a new special video for everyone. This is his first attempt at an "instructional video" perhaps. Rootsyrecords.com
Isaiah Chevrier plays 2 traditional West African rhythms in this video. The first rhythm is from Kaarta, Mali and is called Sunu. The second is from the Bamana ethnic group here in Mali and is called Korojuga. His dad is playing accompaniment dunun (bass) for Isaiah. Isaiah is playing solo djembe. All Isaiah videos can be viewed at www.rootsyrecords.co m
Isaiah Chevrier is an American born child who is living in Mali, West Africa now with his family. www.rootsyrecords.co m
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Kassime "Matche" Traore plays solo djembe along with Mohammed "Benge" Kone. Just a little sample of a couple of great djembefolas here in Bamako, Mali. www.rootsyrecords.co m
Isaiah Chevrier - 4 years old - and his little brother Abdoulaye strike again. More videos and info at www.rootsyrecords.co m
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In the Bamana language of Mali this was called "Nafaji Tulonke". It tooks place in a disctrict of Bamako called Nafaji. I received permission from the chiefs of the nearby villages to video this special ceremony. More clips coming... www.rootsyrecords.co m
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