Sekou Tepaka Lunde Conde,
Executive Director

Sekou Tepaka Lunda Conde, respected worldwide as a performer, educator, historian, folklorist, percussionist, recording artist and business owner. Throughout his life, he has placed himself as a relentless student of traditional Malinke culture, history, values and folklore. His studies are steeped in apprenticeships with many of the greats of his homeland Africa and America.

Starting with Muntu Dance Theatre in 1978, with intense training in the art of West African drumming and culture. His West African drumming education placed him at the feet of many masters, beginning with Babu Atiba and Moshe Milon of Muntu Dance Theatre, on to Grand Master teachers as Mamady Keita, Famoudou Konate, Abdoul Doumbiya, Moussa Traore, Laurent Camara and Babara Bangoura. Sekou draws off of the power and teachings of them all. Together the teachings were a remarkable force that gave him a well rounded approach to the djembe and an extensive insight into the musical culture of the Mandingue.

Sekou is tremendously humbled by the knowledge imparted on him by these Master drummers and djembe players. The teachings given to him have been his inspiration to remain humble, consistently studious and the fortitude to preserve the ancient Djembe musical culture.