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John Spuzzillo 4833 Farnhurst Road Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 No telephone number as of 5/08 fees: group $10.00/hour individual $20.00/hour teaches primarily conga and afro-cuban rhythms. Also djembe, ashiko, bells, clave, agogo, djun djun, shaker P. Assegai Simms 14688 West 117th St #18 Lakewood, Ohio 44107 (216) 391-2063 teaches Malinke drumming: dununba, sangba, kenkeni and djembe	Charles Miller C. I. C. Percussions 2401 Concord Cincinatti, OH 45206 (513) 221-2222 teaches West African and Caribbean percussion The Afrikan-American Drum and Dance Ensemble, teaches West African drum and dance classes EACH Saturday, 12:30-2:00 pm, at The West End YMCA. The West End YMCA is located 821 Ezzard Charles Drive (down the street from the Museum Center) For more info call 513 281-7909 TEACHERS are: Lateefah Kituku Ife Judkins Melody Rembert Lisa Rogers The same group of teachers teach another Community African dance class on SUNDAY 3:00-5:00 at Evanston Recreation Center, 3204 Woodburn Ave. For more info call 861-9417 If you allow your heart and soul to dance, your feet will follow!	KAIKPAI PAASEWE Office: (614)252-4941 ext 17 Email thru Varnie Karmo (vkarmo@in.net) Professional Drummer, Dance Choreographer and Storyteller from Liberia,West Africa. A graduate of Porro, the male secret society of Liberia, where he was instructed on traditional Drum and Dance techniques. KaiKpai is a former member of the National Dance Troupe of Liberia, West Africa and The Cultural Ambassadors of Liberia. He is founder of Wonde Liberian Dance Troupe of Liberia and USA. Kaikpai has conducted personal workshops for such groups as the Muntu Dance Company of Chicago and Kothi of Milwaukee. Teaches: Liberian Style Drumming and Music from the various ethnic groups. (ie. Vai, Bassa, Kpelle, Mandingo, Kru, etc) Emphasis on skill and technique for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced drummers on ALL hand drums. AVOID UNECCESSARY PAINFULL CALLOUSES AND BRUISES by learning PROPER TECHNIQUE. Available for workshops and performances. Call for pricing. Kaikpai has recently released an albulm entitled: THE LEGEND KaiKpai Paasawe - Liberian Master Drummer 1. Roots I 2. Vai 3. Kpelle 4. Drum Talk 5. Bassa 6. Teayea 7. Moonlight 8. Roots II Audio Tapes can be ordered from Kaikpai at: Paasawe Productions 1830 Elaine Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43227 * 1 - 49 at $10 each Retail 50-up at $8.50 each Whole Sale * Linda Thomas-Jones 43205 East Broad Street drumwoman_ltj@hotmail.com Columbus Toll free phone number 1-877-272-5807. Teacher with 30 years experience. Conga; Djembe; Shekere; Bell Specializing in technique. Linda is also a wonderful teacher for young children in the area of creative and African based movements. Classes are held on Saturday mornings and private lessons by request.
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	Sogbety Diomande from the Ivory Coast Djembe and Dun Dun Teacher Masked dancer, Performance troupe, School assemblies, Private functions Sogbety can teach private lessons or group lessons and can be reached by calling 419-522-5058 His websites are www.sonicbids.com/sogbety and www.myspace.com/sogbetydiomande

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