Hello from sunny West of Ireland..oh yea..

[the kid]

Hello tis the Kid here other wise known as keanie

Thought i'd reintroduce myself as i must have been on drugs for my old intro.. Ah the good ould days

I've always been drawn to making as much noise as possible. From an early age i was prolific at bangin the pots in the kitchen, totally dizzy at watching the washing machine spin and always searching for the loudest thing in the house to beat. It took me 25 years to find the ultimate noise makin device. The djembe. Why didn't i have this thing when i was a kid. Its not fair. Why did i have to get born in fuckin athlone. . Anyways the drama past, i'm delighted to have found this thing called a djembe, jenbe, sacred instrument of the the malinke peoples

Life is brilliant here in the west of Ireland. I mean it. . really do its sweet. I love this land and would blow up a shell pipeline to prove it.. . And I'D kick the US army out of Shannon. Fuck off and respect our neutrality. Ah sure whats the harm in a few hundred thousand troupes stopping of on the way to blow a major hole in humanity. better to sweep these things like moral conscience under the carpet or forget about them altogether or so it seems these days.
wheres my remote...

Sorry don't ya just love ranting,
.. back to the intro..

I've been playing djembe for about 5 years. I've been to Gambia 3 times for bout 9 months. There I was training with Bubacar Jatta from casamance and Koto Bangoura from Guinea Conakry. Learnt alot of useful stuff with Koto. It was a real great learning experience to hang out and train with a crazy guinean troupe. Since then i've met Mamady keita. trained with Ibrahima Sarr and with Fadouba before he passed away. RIP. It's a blessing and inspiration on my life to have actually met these guys.Amazing. The djembe is what brought me to these people. I'm delighted.

So i've been surfin here for a few years and have actually learnt a lot from the likes of Duga, Bops, Bubudi, Carl and Michi. Cheers guys. And of course everybody who makes an effort to communicate and help others out deserve my thanks. Thanxs everybody . To all the lurkers. i love you guys.

James deserves a big thank you for making this whole thing happen and in his continued service to the Djembe community. How many connections have we made due to this site? Djembefola actually puts us in contact with all the djembe goings on around the world like classes, workshops, performances, artists, new albums, dvds, drum builders.. etcetc the list goes on

So Take it easy everybody.

Do you wanna just send me over that 50 bucks now, cheers.

[James]

Ha ha a double intro must get your name into the hat twice

You must be the most Irish man in Ireland Keanie!

Thanks for the kind words, you're my main motivation, you know that

Are you still in Burkina or were you only having me on?

Can't wait to drink tea with you some time soon!

Off to Nice in 5 days... Hoping it's nice...

Hugs to Ava!

[michi]

Off to Nice in 5 days... Hoping it's nice...

Hey James, you are going there permanently or for a holiday?

Cheers,

Michi.

[bubudi]

nice intro keanie. don't forget to add your country to your profile otherwise you won't be entered into the comp.

[Paul]

Thanks Keenie,

I had been holding back on the political stuff like musing whether the peace corp was a direct arm of the CIA... (I think they have set up in galway)... Thanks for settin a precedent...

[the kid]

nice intro keanie. don't forget to add your country to your profile otherwise you won't be entered into the comp.

And if you wanna enter the comp you can create your intro ...

Thanks Keenie,
I had been holding back on the political stuff

I guess it is easier not to discuss international policy here as everybody'd have a different point of view and we'd end up arguing.

Are you still in Burkina or were you only having me on?

thats luf, i'm still in the bog here... ...muddy

Can't wait to drink tea with you some time soon!

It's been a while. I'm looking at getting sponsored by Lyons. . ...mmmmm

(James), you are going there permanently or for a holiday?

I think its called a permanent holiday

[ubba]

Welcome from the Divided States of America, at the very least we can all sit down and agree that we love to drum and maybe even have a tea or coffee afterwards. Drumming has done so many remarkable things to me and for me that it would have been a shame not to have made the decision to pick up a drum and get wacky. As I began making music the world changed somewhat for me, I began to open up and meet people again and start to notice the little things in relationships that I may have missed before…when I thought I knew everything.

I too wish the U.S. would get out of your country, get out of Europe, the Middle East, Korea and every other place they are on this side of the world as well. We should be spending the money on schools and healthcare and improving our own security so we can feel safer in our own cities but who’s going to listen to me. Many of us are your son’s and daughters that came by the thousands fleeing hunger and tyranny, I’m born of Keenan and O’Keefe and you can come get me anytime, lol. I think the Europeans should come and reclaim us, bring us home and give us a swift kick in the ass for misbehaving but who’s going to do what I want. I think we should give this country back to its original inhabitants and if some want to stay we should politely ask if that is possible…I think the answer might be, “get the hell out”. The Irish were a hated people when they came here but somewhere along the way we gave up our values and culture and tried to join the club that was already here making mischief for the local people. Here is some very interesting reading for anybody interested.
http://www.irishargentine.org/0711anderson1.htm
All the best to you and Ireland,

Emmett

[Paul]

I think the Europeans should come and reclaim us, bring us home and give us a swift kick in the ass for misbehaving but who’s going to do what I want.

Me and the kid are on our way.... Do you turn left or right at iceland to get to america??? Damn volcanos

[the kid]

Hey Emmet repatriation it is a must ..

Your very welcome in Ireland.

How many american irish are there these days? ...

[bubudi]

how many black irish are there? are you one of them, keanie?

[the kid]

As they say the Irish are the blacks of Europe...

[bubudi]

indeed