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martinledjembefola writes, "I'm a musician and percussionist who has a passion for Africa and drums, especially djembe." He generously uploaded 16 djembe rhythm notations, 4 djembe lessons, and a legend for reading the notations, to Scribd ...11 months ago...and I'm the first to "like" his posts! Can you believe it? What riches he gave us!

Born 1974, Yunnan, China, Liu Fang was a child prodigy on the pipa lute and the guzheng zither. A Shanghai Conservatory of Music graduate, winner of top prizes, Liu left China in 1993 for Berlin, then Montreal.

A musical odyssey between Montreal and Mumbai melds the ancient tradition of Indian ragas with contemporary jazz with forays into flamenco, funk and gamelan. Duniya, which means 'world' in several Asian and African languages

Since moving to Canada, Liu Fang has explored beyond Chinese classical pipa music, and collaborated with a slide guitarist from India, a cellist from Eastern Europe, a shakuhachi player from Japan, a zither player from Vietnam, an oud musician from the Middle East, and has recorded these multiculti collaborations with the Montreal-based Philmultic label.

A Djembefola is considered as: worthless, good-for-nothing, ignorant, idiot, stupid, incapable, mokolankolo, waste of the society, frivolous personality, not trustworthy. Nobody wants to bring into the world a Djembefola. A Djembefola hasn't the right to speak when the discussion is about serious matters. It is an insult to be treated as a Djembefola. Hey! Who are you? You are nothing but a Djembefola.

I'm a child of war, an MC and a poet, and I really tried to take people on a journey with that.