9th Romanian International Fitness Convention

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Vincent Peejay

Rwanda

Vincent Calissa aka Peejay Vincent is originally from Rwanda, he arrived in Romania in 1998. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages (FILS), Telecommunications and Computer Science at the Polytechnic University of Bucuresti, but is active in the music field of more than 20 for years. 18 years ago, along with Mark Oostendorp, he founded the Ikhaya Drum Association. Main desire to bring African culture to Romania through Djembe workshops and music. The Africa Days Festival is another project that works intensely with colleagues from the Ikhaya Drum Association. Year 2019 will be the 4th edition. Vincent collaborated and still collaborates as a percussionist with internationally renowned local artists and has traveled in almost all continents. After last year's international fitness convention, the Djembe workshop was a great success, this year, besides the Djembe he will sustain workshop and African traditional African dance together with Dalanda.

Classes

Traditional African dance workshop

Saturday, 13 April - 10:15 - 11:15

The Dance Workshop will be a great challenge and a premiere for the participants because during the workshop, moves will be supported by African traditional rhythms sung by Peejay Vincent and his colleagues. We will combine two African dances Dumdumba and Yankadi. The traditional African dance Dumdumba or the dance of strong men, whom men show their bravery and strength. Initially, it was a warrior dance where men stumbled using the hippopotam leather or warthog leather whip. It is practiced today, more peacefully, on all occasions, and even women participate in it. Similarly, if the dance was interpreted historically by the Malinke ethnicity of Hamanah, it is now very popular and conquered by the Soussou of Guinea, the Ouolofs in Senegal and even the Ivory Coast. Yankadi is the seduction dance. It is danced during folk celebrations, weddings ... In the middle of this dance, where young people stand in front of young women, one of the young people places a scarf on the chest or shoulder of a young woman in love. At this point, the pace of musicians is twice as fast.

African Djembe drums workshop

Sunday, 14 April - 12:45 - 13:45

African drum workshops are created to help people work together as a team, relax and learn to play African drums called djembe. The workshop aims to help them relax and communicate in rhythm and thus create a proper atmosphere to express their creative emotions and positive energies. This kind of workshop is a very spiritual experience and a very accessible activity, so a group of beginners will be able to play together as the orchestra in just a few minutes, resulting in a sense of joy and self-satisfaction.
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