Kassoumaii – A Celebration of LIFE and Community!

I would like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for my workshop entitled “KASSOUMAII”. The word itself is from the Jola people’s language and it means to “welcome” or “welcoming in” specifically. I chose this as the name of my class because there is a need to welcome in and […]
KanKouran Action Photography
KanKouran West African Dance Company was founded in 1983 by Artistic Director Assane Konte, and former Director of Music, Abdou Kounta, both from Senegal, West Africa.? I hooked up with this crew back in 2001. I REALLY didn’t know what I was getting into back then, but almost 10 years later, I can honeslty say […]
KanKouran West African Dance Company
The KanKouran West African Dance Company has been one of my long standing clients for the past eight years.With there organization, I have created a very good working relationship with the Director Assane Konte, so he trusts my judgment and my expertise on all things dealing with digital media. Check the links below to check […]
Getting my blog in gear!!!!
I’ve been dealing with whether I should get into this blogging thing or not. It’s not like I don’t have stuff to write about, rather I tend to wonder if what I have to write about really has any merit in the eyes of the internet public. I’ve been through enough to know that my […]
Kankouran goes to the WHITE HOUSE!!!!

I remember last week when I checked the Kankouran email box and there was an email from the White House Chief of Staff. She wanted someone to contact her about getting her some information on the company. Like anything else of importance, I sent the email on to Ali, Kankouran’s Program Manager, the glue that […]