Annual, 3-Day Dance and Drum Festival in Boston MA USA. In 2008, artists included Malang Bayo, Youssouf Koumbassa, Assane Konte, Lamine Toure, Abdoulaye Sylla, Kissema Diabate, Mariama Basse, Babacar M'Baye, Mar Gueye, and others...
The djembe drum has its origin in the empire of Mali, which was founded by the Malinke (or Manding) people around the 13th century. It was situated in parts of the present-day countries Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia and Senegal.