BBM News & Muse Archives

Showing 17 entries from News & Announcements: Various newsworthy posts from the Black Bear Moon News Team.

BBM Rhythm Ensemble: seeking musicians for new development troupe
February 11, 2010
The BBM Rhythm Ensemble, based in central New Hampshire, USA, is seeking positive, open-minded musicians and students! We are an organization that seeks to bring together people of all cultures, races, ages, gender, backgrounds etc, and have several opportunities…
author: Dave Kobrenski | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
BBM’s Wading into the River Djoliba now available for download by individual track or album
August 26, 2009
BBM’s Wading into the River Djoliba available for download by individual track or whole album at music.blackbearmoon.com
author: Dave Kobrenski | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
BBM Rhythm Ensemble named Best of NH 2009 by New Hampshire Magazine
June 25, 2009
NH Magazine names the BBM Rhythm Ensemble “Best of NH 2009”. Celebration to be held on June 25 at the Verizon Arena in Manchster, NH.
author: BBM News Team | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Wading into the River Djoliba: The New Black Bear Moon Rhythm Ensemble CD is here!
September 10, 2008
Entitled “Wading into the River Djoliba”, our new full-length CD features 11 of our arrangements of traditional Mandinka rhythms and songs, performed on the tambin (African flute), balafon (wooden xylophone), djembe and dunun drums, bolon, and more.
author: BBM News team | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
“Le Maître à Sangbarala” — the new painting by Dave Kobrenski
May 19, 2007
“Le Maître à Sangbarala” is the new watercolor painting by Dave Kobrenski, the first in a series depicting the traditional music and culture of the people of Guinea.
author: Dave Kobrenski | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Djembe Pre-Order Sale! Put your order in now…
April 8, 2007
We’ll be receiving a shipment of djembes this Spring 2007, direct from our good friends in Guinea. And, just for a short time, we’re taking a limited number of pre-orders, at a special discounted price.
author: Dave Kobrenski | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Presenting…the Newest Addition to the BBM Tribe
March 6, 2007
This past Sunday (March 4, 2007), we added the newest addition to our family: Kéli, a beautiful chocolate lab/golden retriever puppy! We’ve uploaded a (growing) slideshow of our pics…
author: Dave and Kerri | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Members of BBM Rhythm Ensemble to travel to West Africa, study traditional music and culture
November 24, 2006
In an ongoing effort to learn from and preserve the traditional musical forms of West Africa, several members of the BBM Rhythm Ensemble will be traveling to Guinea, West Africa, to study with renowned djembe master, Famoudou Konaté.
author: the BBM News Team | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
BBM’s Summer 2005 Raffle: Win an Ivory Coast djembe and other great prizes!
June 17, 2005
We’re celebrating BBM’s fifth birthday by raffling off some great prizes! Including: Ivory Coast djembe, krin drum from Guinea, signed book of photos from West Africa, gift certificates! Read on to find out how you can buy your raffle tickets and win!
author: BBM | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Special workshop and sale on West African Krin Drums
June 6, 2005
BBM announces special workshop and sale of West African Krin (log) Drums, from Guinea, West Africa. Buy a krin drum, learn to play it!
author: BBM | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Kerri and Dave Announce their Engagement!
February 24, 2005
Yes, folks, you heard it right: Kerri and Dave announce, with great glee, their plans to be wed. (Caution: utterance of the “M” word too loudly may cause convulsions, fits of giggles, raucous cheering, or other unexpected results.)
author: Kerri and Dave | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Africa, here we come again!
January 5, 2005
As part of our continuing commitment to furthering our knowledge and understanding of the traditional music and dance of West Africa, Kerri and I are VERY excited to be traveling to Guinea for over a month to immerse ourselves in studies and culture.
author: BBM | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Nii Tettey Tetteh and the Kusun Ensemble to teach, perform in New Hampshire
July 12, 2004
This July 27th and 28th, 2004, the BBM Music and Cultural Project is hosting the Kusun Ensemble, an extraordinary group of musicians and dancers from Ghana, West Africa for two evenings of workshops, followed by a special performance.
author: Black Bear Moon News Team | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
BBM IN WEST AFRICA!
November 25, 2003
This December and January, BBM director Dave Kobrenski will be travelling to Guinea, West Africa, to study with renowned djembe master Famoudou Konate…
author: BBM | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
Black Bear Moon’s Dave Kobrenski featured on NH Public Radio
September 9, 2003
BBM’s own Dave Kobrenski featured on NH Public Radio’s talk show “The Front Porch”…
author: BBM News Team | found in: News & Announcements | View Comments
 
Best of NH 2009: Black Bear Moon Rhythm Ensemble