GONGOMA PLANET TEAM
We are a cooperative of performing artists and tutors with many years of experience as workshop leaders and facilitators looking to expand the interest in West-African culture.

 

"Our aim is to inspire and to make people aware of the importance of different cultures with our broad interest in West-African musical heritage through rhythm, melody, movement and...fun!"
 

Among the member of our team there are drum, dance, percussion and vocal tutors with talent and many years of experience in teaching and performing.

They will guide you through drumming and dancing workshops and incredible performances as well as through spellbinding story-telling or gongoma-making sessions.

 

GONGOMA PLANET LTD

Gongoma Planet Ltd wants the world to discover the greatness of the gongoma music instrument while being able to offer gongomas to everyone at the most affordable prices while granting complete uniqueness and top-quaility standards.

 

Our company is striving to preserve the branch of the musical heritage of which the gongoma instrument is part and for which it wants to consolidate a future

by creating a solid platform for musical and cultural exchanges.

 

"... As the gongoma originated from the West-African craftmanship, we believe in bringing all our support back to West-Afrcan countries by creating and promotng different projects which honour our passions, jobs and lives. "

 

 

 

WHAT IF.....

The Kickstarter Project gets founded?

- We aim to plant and mantain Calabash tree for every 25 plastic Gongoma sold.                   {more info to come}

 

-  We aim to fully fund "Maambena Fest 2014" in Sierra Leone.          {for more info check Usifu Jalloh's website}

 

- "A Gongoma For Life" project will involve charities into... gongoma-making!! Stay tuned!

                                                                    {more info to come}