Guest tutor at CMJ this Week.

We have guest tutor from the Netherlands coming in to teach. Rene Vickers. He is spending 3 weeks in Wellington and wanted to teach a class. I couldn’t resist letting someone else take over and seeing their style of teaching, methods and what they bring to the party. See you Tuesday! (Drumming for Dancing as usual afterwards with myself leading )

René Rikkers

• Lives in Zwolle, the Netherlands
• Educated in music school for drums and percussion 1975-1984
• Djembé-teacher / leader of percussion workshops from the Netherlands since 1999 for adults, kids, in groups and also as a private teacher.
• Teached djembé / doundoun-courses in places like:
• Zwolle, Kampen, Dieren, Meppel, Dalfsen, Dronten, Putten, Velp, Epe.
• Has given djembé-workshops in cities like:
• Amsterdam, Utrecht, Apeldoorn, Groningen, Arnhem, Enschede.
• Has given Djembé-courses in Avignon (France).
• Educated in West-African music by courses and masterclasses in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France (Europe) and Burkina Faso (West-Africa).
• Has given performances in a great variety of groups and as a solo-artists for Dutch and regional television, festivals, opening ceremonies and parties from 6 to 60 people in ages 5 -70. 
• Percussion player for courses African Dance in the Netherlands and in France 2000 - 2010.
• Plays in a group for performances with Martin Bernhard and Marlon Read 2016 - 2017.
• Followed multiple workshops and masterclasses in the period 1998-2017 for example by:

Mamady Keïta
Seny Touré
M'bembe Bangoura
Mothis Enyanga
Mangé Camara
Pape Seck
Mamour Seck
Adama Dramé
Ayovi Koukoussé
Babara Bangoura
Mansa Camio
Sega Sidibé
Mamadou Delmundo Keïta
Baba Touré
Ibro Konate