Ismael Kouyaté

ISMAEL KOUYATÉ Dancer and Griot from Guinea's National Company "Les Ballets Africains" Ismael will be singing with The Mandingo Ambassadors 10 pm EVERY WEDNESDAY BARBÈS 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 347-422-0248 New York Times Music Review Mandingo Ambassadors A Band Out of Africa, Playing Live in Brooklyn By BEN RATLIFF Published: October 10, 2008 "The music, which involved dazzling vocal and guitar patterns, sounded loud and light and unfailingly right at Barbès on Wednesday." Click here to Read the review! July 1 , 2009		Ismael will be teaching this Wed (July 1) 7:30pm!! He will also be teaching this Fri (July 3) 7:00pm!! Don't miss Ismael singing at two amazing venues this summer Saturday, July 4th at the Brooklyn Museum (5pm bands begin, 6pm Mandingo ambassadors) brooklynmuseum.org Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park Bandshell July 18th prospectpark.org ALSO-- due to the success of the beginner workshop, Ismael is teaching another six week intensive series for beginning dancers and dancers who would like to improve their basic technique. The next six week series is July 13, 20, 27, and Aug 3,10,17 Mondays from 7-8:30 at Mark morris $75 for the whole series. call mark morris for more info 718 624 8400 or visit markmorrisdancegroup.org to register Click here for info Mark Morris Wednesdays PMT Fridays
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Born in Conakry, Guinea in 1981, into a family of griots and musicians, Ismael Kouyaté began dancing and singing at the age of six. He spent much of his childhood in the Malinke village of Farranah, in upper Guinea, and toured the country as the lead singer of a prominent youth ensemble. At age fifteen, Ismael moved to the capitol city of Conakry to pursue his career as a performing artist, and was accepted into the Ballet Communale de Matam, one of the most acclaimed private companies in the city, where he worked for nine years as principal dancer, choreographer, and singer. In 2000, Ismael was recruited by the National ensemble Les Percussions de Guinea, where he spent three years as the group’s lead dancer and griot. He taught dance and song to international groups visiting Guinea, and traveled to Senegal and France teaching and performing. In 2003, he was chosen to participate in a trans-continental contemporary dance forum, through which choreographers from the Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Guinea were exposed to modern dance, and together created pieces fusing dance styles. Ismael later took his talents to the national company, Les Ballets Africains, with whom he toured, performing throughout Guinea and the United States. Ismael Kouyaté now lives and teaches in New York City.
		ISMAEL IS AVAILABLE FOR: Performances, Workshops, Dance Classes, Traditional Singing Classes Private and Groups; Adults and Children Contact Ismael at: ismaelkouyate@gmail.com

ISMAEL KOUYATÉ