Languages
Massengo is a proficient speaker of English, French,Lare, Lingala, and Kikongo
Formative Training
1972
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Massengo is a proficient speaker of English, French,Lare, Lingala, and Kikongo |
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Formative Training |
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| 1972 |
1993 | Formal training by African Drum Masters in Congo and West Africa |
| 1976 | 1978 | Ballet Dzeki Dance and Drum Company in Congo, Africa |
Performance Companies |
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| 1997 | Current | Lead Drummer,choreographer:Fua Dia Congo Dance Company in Oakland, California |
| 1995 | Current | Principal choreographer, Kizingu children's African dance company in Oakland California |
| 1994 | 1995 | Founder, Drummer, Choreographer, Kassa-Kassa Dance Company in Lyon and Paris |
NOTE: Massengo's Recent Performances (1998-2003) are shown on the Performances page. |
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Dance and Drum Teaching Positions |
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1995 | Current | Malonga Casquelourd Centre for the Arts (formerly Alice Arts Center/CitiCentre Dance Theatre), Oakland, CA |
| 1995 | Current | Regine B. N'Dounda Congolese Dance and Drum, Palo Alto, CA | |
| 1995 | Current | Private tutoring classes, by appointment, across the globe | |
| 1997 | 2000 | East Bay Center for the Arts and Performance, Richmond; CA | |
| 1994 | Villeurbane, Paris, France | ||
| 1994 | Bourg en Bresse and Paris, France |
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| 1994 | Lena, Switzerland | ||
Workshops and Touring (Lecture Demonstrations) |
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| September 2004 | Kankoura, Washington, DC, | ||
| August 2004 | Congolese Dance and Drum Workshop, Pike, CA | ||
| July 2004 | Lisangua Ya Bato Dance and Drum Camp in upstate New York | ||
| June 2004 | Florida African Dance Festival,Tallahassee, Florida, | ||
| May 2004 | Bantu Camp, New Mexico | ||
| February 2004 | Congolese Dance and Drum Workshop,Maui, HI | ||
| January 2004 | Dance and Drum camp, New Mexico |
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| 2001 | Barefoot Studio, Durango, CO | ||
| 2000 | University of Reno, Reno, NV | ||
| 2000 | City of Petaluma, Petaluma, CA | ||
| 2000 | Community Center, Sebastopol, CA | ||
| 1998 | Black
Expo, Atlanta, GA Black Dance Festival, Denver, CA Ethnic Dance Festival, San Francisco, CA Lecture Demonstration, Lubbock, TX Japan Center, Los Angeles, CA Community Center Workshop, Los Angeles, CA |
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Annual Events |
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Annually Since |
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1999 |
Congolese Dance and Drum Workshops in California and Hawaii | ||
1998 |
Guest master drummer in various studio locations, New York, NY | ||
1998 |
Annual Congolese Drum and Dance Camps in New Mexico | ||
1997 |
Annual Congolese Drum and Dance Workshops in Arcata CA | ||
1997 |
Annual Congolese Drum and Dance Workshops in Bolinas, CA | ||
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