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Since 2002 King has been involved & featured in an array of festivals, ceremonies, community and corporate events and functions both in Melbourne, interstate and internationally. He has worked extensively in primary and secondary schools teaching and performing.
Work with such organisations as Drum Café, Big Batucada, Multi Cultural Arts Victoria and The Boite World Music Café have meant many opportunities to perform at major events and spectacular locations including the Melbourne Concert Hall & Melbourne Deaflympics.
King has collaborated with many African lead and influenced groups in Australia and also leads several traditional and contemporary groups of his own including...
KING MARONG & BANTABA BINDE
KING MARONG & SAFARA
KING MARONG & SUPER AFRO MANDINKO
ONE AFRICA
Below are some of the events and festivals that King has been involved in recently
Coming Events 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | Festivals 2001-1999 | School Programs 2005-1999 | Other | In The gambia
Coming Events
- Settlers Tavern, Margaret River - 9 August
- Family Drum Workshop, Bunbury PCYC, Bunbury- 10 August
- Adult Drumming Workshop, Billy Dower Youth Centre, Mandura - 11 August
- Adult Drumming Workshop, Rhythm Fix Headquarters, Fremantle- 12 August
- African Dance Class, King St Arts Centre, Perth - 13 August
- TBA - 14 August
- African Dance Class, The Chapel Space, North Perth - 15 August
- Friday Night Gig - TBA - 15 August
- African Singing and Dancing Workshop, Rhythm Fix and Organik Dance, at Kulcha, Multicultural Arts of WA, South Terrace Fremantle - 16 August
- Performance, The Railway Hotel, North Fremantle - 16 August
2007
January
- Woodford Folk Festival Woodford. QLD
February
- King returns from the Festival in the desert - Mali, Africa
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Moonie Ponds Festival
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: St Kilda Festival
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Werribee Zoo
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Victoria market - night market
March
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Sydney Road Festival
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Werribee Zoo
- King Marong: Blisseon Drum Camp
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Federation Square Food and Wine Festival
april
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko: Senegambia Gig: Senegal Independence Day
may
June
July
august
september
october
november
december
- One africa 2007 KULCHA - Multicultural Arts W.A.
2006
Jan
- Woodford Folk Festival Woodford. QLD
Feb
- Drumming Workshop
Darebin Festival - All Nations Park
- King Marong and Safara -
Flinders St Station for Intrepid Travel
- Maroondah Festival - drumming workshop
- Shepparton Queens Baton Relay
- Rakaju Workshops -
West African Drum and Dance Workshop
- Rakaju Night -
Gambian Independance Day
- The Corner Hotel Richmond
March
- Commonwealth Games Village KING MARONG & SAFARA
- Tailem Bend Primary School Artist in Residency
Tailem Bend SA
- Children Singing for Water
Melbourne City Council -
Botanical Gardens
- Multicultural Twighlight Festival
Shepparton
- Commonwealth Games Village
Ceremonial Plaza
- ‘A Taste of Living’ Multicultural Festival Gas Works Arts Park
- World Harmonies
St Margarets Hall, Eltham
- Drumming workshop - NGV Melbourne
- Performance - Mullauna Secondary Collage
April
- King Marong and Super Afro Mandinko -
Glenelg Festival Portland
- King Marong Drumming Workshops - Glenelg Festival Portland
- Drumming workshop - NGV Melbourne
- Drum circle - Ibis Hotel for World Vision
- Performance - Hobat Tasmania
- Performance - Lauraton Primary School
- Performance - Wauchope Primary School
- Performance - EU Distance Education Port Macquarie
- Drum camp - Lauraton
- Performance - North Heaven Hotel Lauraton
- Drumming workshop - Arts Centre Melbourne
- Performance and workshop - Collingwood Festival
- Workshop - Womens Festival Clayton
- Performance - Hamer Hall with Diafrix
- Performance - Cofield Grammer School
- Performance - Occasional Child Care Centre Diamond Creek
May
- Drumming w orkshop - King David Primary School
- Drum circle - ANZ Team Beat
- Performance - The Logie Awards
- Drum circle - Red Hill Drum Cafe
- Drum circle - Werribee Zoo Drum Cafe
June
- Workshop and performance - Uki Hall
- Performance - Refugee Festival
- Super Afro Mandinko - Corner Hotel
- Sambala Festival - Ossobo West Melbourne
July
- Performance - Pahran Town Hall
- Drum Circle - Monash Link Hotel Drum Cafe
- Drum Circle - Dockland Drum Cafe
- Performance - Mars Gallery - Port Melbourne
- Drumming Workshop - King David Primary School
- Super Afro Mandinko - Ba Ba Lu Bar - Lorne
August
Sept
Oct
2005
Jan
- Billy Cart Grande Prix, Totally Wild: KING MARONG
- BRAINZ NATIONAL TOUR: AVALANCHES
- Werribee Zoo: KING MARONG DRUMMING WORKSHOP
- Werribee Zoo: SAFARA
- Melbourne Deaflympics: KING MARONG
- Tasmanian Tour: KING MARONG
- Globe To Globe Festival: AGORO
Feb
- Community Innovations Grant Ceremony, Richmond Town Hall: KING MARONG
- AVALANCHERS BRAINZ TOUR
- Corner Hotel, Richmond: BLUE TURBAN PERCUSSION
- Melbourne Zoo: DRUM CAFÉ
- Edinborough Gardens Community Festival: SAFARA
- Werribee Zoo: SAFARA
- Deaken University: AGORO
- Channel 10, The Burt Newton Show: KING MARONG
- Geelong PEACO Festival: ROYAL DRUMMERS
March
- Channel 9, The Today Show, Melbourne: SAFARA
- Manningham City Council: SAFARA
- Global Gardens Festival, St Kilda: SAFARA
- Franston Community Arts Centre, Multicultural Weekend: KING MARONG
- Darebin Performing Arts Centre, Darebin Multicultural Day: KUKUA AKUA KING MARONG
- Ballarat Multicultural Day: KUKUA AKUA KING MARONG
- Surrey Hills Festival: AGORA
- ‘Best In The West’ Festival, Anglers Tavern, Marybinong: SAFARA
- ‘Banyule’ Festival, Heidelberg, Banyule City Council: KING MARONG
- Cultural Diversity Weekend, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Nth Fitzroy Town Hall: KING MARONG
- Cultural Diversity Weekend, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Federation Square: KING MARONG
- Channel 9 ‘Star struck’: KING MARONG & SAFARA
April
- Community Workshops Belgian Avenue Community House
- Collingwood Harvest Festival, Belgian Avenue Estate: SAFARA
- Intrepid Travel Store Opening, Burke St Melbourne: SAFARA
- Hotel Sofitel: DRUM CAFÉ
- Collingwood Childcare Centre: KING MARONG
- ‘Raise the Roof’, Asia Charity Ball, St Kilda Town Hall: KING MARONG
- Abbottsford Convent Community Open Day: KING MARONG
May
- RMIT University: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- CERES
- Old Court House Theatre, Ballarat: SAFARA
- Palais Theatre, Hepburn: WARAKO MUSICA
- Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda: SAFARA
- Ballarat Lodge, Corporate Drumming Workshop: DRUM CAFÉ
- Korova Lounge, Ballarat: KING MARONG & SAFARA
June
- Melbourne Museum, Touring Gallery: SAFARA
- Eltham Primary School: AGORO
- CERES World Music Night: SAFARA
- ‘Fun For Kids’ Festival, International Children’s Festival, Warrnambool: KING MARONG
- C59 Nightclub, Warrnambool: KING MARONG & SAFARA
- Moama Services Club: DRUM CAFÉ
July
- ‘Blisseon’ Drum Camp, Nimbin, NSW: KING MARONG
- Uki drum workshop and gig, Uki, NSW: KING MARONG
- Barbukka, Collingwood: SAFARA
August
- Gingko Organic Café, Warrandyte: SAFARA
- Banyule Winter Festival: KING MARONG
- Grainery Lane Theatre, Ballarat: KING MARONG
- AFL Grand Final Parade, Melbourne: KING MARONG
- Werribee Zoo: VALANGA KHOZA & KING MARONG
- Melton Community Drumming Workshop: KING MARONG
- Bar Mitzvah, Docklands: BLUE TURBAN PERCUSSION
- Spring Racing Carnival Opening Party, Palladium, Crown Casino: ROYAL DRUMMERS with KING MARONG
- ‘Lion King’ Opening Night Party, Melbourne: ROYAL DRUMMERS with KING MARONG
Sept
- RMIT University: SAFARA
- Gingko Organic Café, Warrandyte: SAFARA
- ‘Globe To Globe’ Festival, City of Kingston: KING MARONG AND SAFARA
Oct
- Melbourne International Tap Festival, Chapel off Chapel: ASIKO
- Loyola College: AGORO
- Lyon Street Festival: AGORO
- Monnash City Council Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
- Ashwood Family Fun Day, City of Monash: SAFARA
- ‘Singing For Water’ Festival, Melbourne: KING MARONG
- Barbukka, Collingwood: KING MARONG & SUPER AFRO MANDINKO
2004
Jan-March
- The Gambia, West Africa: CULTURAL STUDY TOUR
March
- West Australian Tour: KING MARONG
August
- St Jerome’s, AVALANCHES BRAINZ DJ SET
- Darwin Festival: KING MARONG
- Tennant Creek Festival: KING MARONG
- Kathryn Festival: KING MARONG
- School Workshops Tour, NT
Sept
- AFL Parade and Show, Arts Centre: BATUCADA
Oct
- DRUMTEK: Drumming Workshop
Nov
- NATIONAL TOUR, Sydney, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth,
AVALANCHES BRAINZ TOUR with KING MARONG
- Evolution Nightclub, Prahan: AVALANCHES-BRAINZ DJ SHOW
- CERES ‘Return Of The King Fisher’ Festival: KING MARONG
- Melbourne Zoo: KING MARONG
- Darebin Festival, King Edward Lake Reserve: KING MARONG WORKSHOPS
- Werribee Zoo: ROYAL DRUMMERS
Dec
- St Jerome’s Street Party: AVALANCHES
- Moonee Valley Festival: WARAKO MUSICA
- Werribee Zoo Function Centre: SAFARA
- City Of Yarra Community Development Grant
Drum making and playing workshops with the Richmond Community Housing Estate: KING MARONG
- Melbourne Museum Gallery: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- Docklands New Years Eve Party: ROYAL DRUMMERS
2003
Jan
- Daylesford Singers Festival: KING MARONG
- Werribee Zoo: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- Barbukka: BLUE TURBAN PERCUSSION
- Geelong Waterfront Festival: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- Bundoora Park, Citizenship Ceremony: KING MARONG
- Esplanade Hotel: SAFARA
- RMIT University: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- CERES Environment Park: AGORO
- CERES Environment Park: education/cultural/musical workshops
Feb
- Melbourne Museum: Brunswick Women’s Choir
- St Marks Hall, Clifton Hill :DANCE & DRUMMING WORKSHOP
- RMIT: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- Craigieburn Festival: ROYAL DRUMMERS
- Geelong PACO Festival
- Werribee Zoo: VALANGA KHOSA
March
- African Mystical Arts: DRUMMING WORKSHOP
- Corner Hotel: KING MARONG & MIHI RANGI
- SBS, Federation Square: KING MARONG
- Ceres Harvest Festival: KING MARONG
April
- Ruckers Bar: SAFARA
- National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT: SAFARA
- Planet Café: SAFARA
- Box Hill Line Opening Ceremony: ROYAL DRUMMERS
May
- RMIT University: KING MARONG
- BOITE World Music Café
June
- DRUMTEK’S ‘The Ultimate Drummers Weekend’, Darebin Arts Centre: KING MARONG & SAFARA
- BARBUKKA: SAFARA
July
- Boite Winter Festival, Melbourne Millenium Chorus, The Arts Centre: KING MARONG & SAFARA
August
- West Australian Tour: KING MARONG & SAFARA
Sept
- Canadian Tour
- Primary and Secondary schools workshops in Winnipeg, Canada: KING MARONG
2002
Jan
- Lamberti’s Drumming Workshop, Melbourne KING MARONG
- Melbourne Zoo: BLUE TURBAN PERCUSSION
Feb
- HYATT Hotel, SA: BANTABA BINDE
- Prince Patrick Hotel: WARAKO MUSICA
- St Kilda Festival: WARAKO MUSICA
- Collingwood Town Hall: BLUE TURBAN PERCUSSION
- Adelaide Fringe Festival, Lion Arts Centre, SA: BANTABA BINDE
- Adelaide Fringe Festival, Red Room: BANTABA BINDE
- Moonta Prawn Festival, SA: BANTABA BINDE
March
- Apollo Bay Music Festival: ROOTS SANTAMBA
- Unley ‘Way To Go’ Festival, SA: BANTABA BINDE
May
June
- Box Hill Arts Centre: SAFARA
- St Margaret’s Hall, Eltham: SAFARA
July
August
- Central Australian tour including
Alice Springs Festival,
Ampiladjawich community
Hermansburg Primary School.
Alice Springs High School
Tanengegere council, town
FESTIVALS
2001
- World Championship Kalamazoo Classic, Cummins, SA
- Dandenong Ranges Folk Festival with Safara, VIC
- Port Fairy Folk Festival performance with Bantaba Binde & Warako
Musica, VIC
- Port Fairy Folk Festival children's workshop, VIC
- Adelaide Come Out Festival performance and Carnival Street Parade,
SA
2000
- Muldon Festival performance with Roots Santamba, VIC
- Victor Harbor Folk Festival performances with Bantaba Binde
and Hi-Life, SA
- Hemisphere, Olympics Arts Festival, NSW
- The Boite Winter Festival performance with Roots Santamba,
VIC
- Millenium Chorus at the Melbourne Concert Hall, VIC
- Hobart Fringe Festival performance with Martin Tucker & Roots
Santamba, TAS
- Port Fairy Folk Festival performance with Bantaba Binde, VIC
- High Beam Festival performance with Bantaba Binde, SA
- The Coffee Festival at Carrick Hill performance with Bantaba
Binde SA
- Getaway Expo performance with Bantaba Binde, Darling Harbor,
NSW
- The Aldinga Multicultural Festival performance, SA
- Dance Week with Ausdance, SA
- Murray Bridge Town Hall, SA
1999
- Norwood Arts & Music Festival, SA
- Victor Harbor Folk Festival, SA
- The Boite Winter Festival performance with Santamba, VIC
- McLaren Vale Bushing Festival, SA
- Getaway Expo performance with Bantaba Binde, NSW
SCHOOL PROJECTS & INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
2005
- Doncaster Primary School: KING MARONG
- St Albans Primary School: AGORA
- Mount Waverly College: KING MARONG
- Flinders Christian Community College: KING MARONG
- King David College, St Kilda: KING MARONG
- Fintona Girls School: KING MARONG
2004
- Forest Street Primary School, Ballarat: KING MARONG WORKSHOPS
- NT School Workshops Tour
- Fintona Girls School: KING MARONG
2003
- Brunswick Secondary College: WORKSHOPS
- Thornbury Primary School: KING MARONG
- Warrandyte Primary School: KING MARONG
- Middle Park Primary School: KING MARONG
- Canadian Tour including school workshops for primary and secondary in Winnipeg: KING MARONG
2002
- Altona, St Pauls Primary School, artist in residence: KING MARONG
- Melton Christian College: KING MARONG DRUM WORKSHOP
- Xavier College: KING MARONG
- Dandenong High School, KING MARONG
- Carlton Primary School: KING MARONG
- Lyola College, Vic: KING MARONG
- Ampiladjawich community
- Hermansburg Primary School.
- Alice Springs High School
2000
- Lamaroo High School, SA
- Pineroo Area School, SA
- Wilmington Primary School, SA
- Kimba Primary School, SA
- School of the Air, Port Augusta, SA
- Urrbrae High School, SA
- Largs Bay Primary School, SA
- Whyalla High School, SA
1999
- Charles Campbell High School, SA
- Gawler High School, SA
- Mylor Primary School, SA
MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES & PERFORMANCES
2001
- The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel performance with Warako Musica,
SA
- Tapas Bar performance with Bantaba Binde, SA
- Mallee Music Club performance, SA
- Melbourne Town Hall performances with Roots Santamba, VIC
- Flinders University of South Australia, SA
- Cleave & Cummins Multicultural Exchange
2000
- The Olympic Soccer Match live percussion performance, SA
- The Cargo Club Street Party performance, SA
- Czech House performance with Safara, VIC
- Melbourne Town Hall performances with Roots Santamba, VIC
- South Gate performance, VIC
- Oakbank Easter Race Meet, SA
- Flinders University of South Australia, SA
- Adelaide TAFE, SA
- University of South Australia, SA
- The Ratatouille Christmas Concert, SA
- Tandanya Cafe with Martin Tucker, SA
- Iron Man Competition performance, Glenelg Beach, SA
- The Psychic Fair performance, SA
- The National Geographic Conference performance, SA
1999
- The Psychic Fair performance, SA
- Regular performances - The Rhino Room, SA
- The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel , SA
- Tapas, SA
- Nexus Multicultural Cabaret, SA
- Minky Club, SA
- The Cargo Club, SA
WORKSHOPS
2001
- Azeviche, NSW
- Adelaide Come Out Festival children's drum making, dancing
and drumming workshop, SA
- Victor Harbor Folk Festival children's workshop, SA
- The Boit Winter Festival adult workshop, VIC
- Hobart Fringe Festival singing & drumming workshop
2000
- Byron Bay Drum & Dance Camp, NSW
- The Coffee Festival at Carrick Hill children's workshop, SA
- Ausdance workshops, SA
- Voice and Drums Cultural Experience adult workshops, SA
- The National Geographic Conference drum making workshop, SA
IN THE GAMBIA
- 1986 - 1989 Roots & Manding band - lead djembe and vocals -
Afro Manding music traditions. Bakau Sabar Ensemble - percussion
- traditional Wolof music.
- 1989 - 1999 Roots Kunta Kinteh - lead djembe/ percussion and
vocals Gambian traditional - Afro Manding Barrowulo music - combinations
of Kora and drums playing rhythms from many regions of West Africa.
- 1990 - 1999 Wassulung Kunda Djembe School - co-ordinator and
teacher - teaching drum and dance to international students from
Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Germany,
UK and USA.
- 1996 - 1999 Chossan Dance Troupe - lead percussion - Jola/Mandinka
traditional drum and dance troupe.
- 1997- 1999 Gambian African Ballet - percussion - traditional
dance ensemble.
REGULAR PERFORMANCES & FESTIVALS
- Cape Point Hotel Resort
- Amy's Beach Hotel Resort
- Sir William Bar and Restaurant
- Novotel Hotel Resort
- Kotou Bendula Restaurant and Bar
- Badala Park
- Kotoustran Hotel Resort
- Sunwing Beach Hotel Resort
- African Village Hotel Resort
- Roots Coming Home Festival performance & workshops at the Gambian
Independence Stadium, Bakau New Town, 1998
- BB Hotel Resort
- Weekly television performances with Gambia TV, 1998
- Community events, including naming ceremonies, weddings, and
private party functions.
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