Love Shine Play Festival 2026

Adama Dembele is Bambara and was born in Ivory Coast, West Africa. As a djembefola (master djembe player) he is the 33rd generation of a family that has been serving the community through the music and culture of the djembe and balafon.

Adama’s family place, known as “The Djembe House”, was a respected place to become educated in the traditional ways of the Bambara people. The Djembe House, helped to shape the fiber and being of many professional djembe players globally, by teaching the traditions set forth... Read More →