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Bli Bi Gore Eric
Master Djembe Percussionist
Bli Bi Gore is from Djsanufla, Ivory Coast. He began studying under the Master drummer in his village at the age of six. As a result, he has over 20 years of drumming experience, with performances spanning across the United States, Europe, Africa, and South America.
Bli Bi Gore was born into a family of musicians, and he plans to use his gift to make a positive impact in his community and the world at large.
Bli Bi Gore's African Drum Company is based in Atlanta, GA. He teaches African drum workshops in Oakland, Indianapolis, Orlando, Washington DC, Virginia, Miami, Colorado Springs, Boston, Philadelphia, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Dallas, Eureka Springs, Tallahassee, Poughkeepsie, Savannah, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kingston, Jamaica.
Featured tracks from his debut CD titled DJSANUFLA are playing now. The CD is available for purchase below.
To request his services for an African Drum and Dance Festival, Drum Workshop, Music Conference, and/or African Drum class visit EricGoreDrums.com or EricGoreDrums.BlogSpot.com.

Bli Bi Gore is also featured on the following websites and locations.
Amazon.com
Yahoo Music!
BurnLounge.com
Djeliculturalarts.com
Afrikan Djeli
840 R.D. Abernathy Blvd, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
WaWa Aba
WaWa Aba Wellness, Corp.
3341 N. University Dr.
Davie, FL 33024
Santa Cruz, CA
DrumSkull Drums
105 Pioneer Street Suite C
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Kingston, Jamaica
B-moblie Music
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Or you can look forward to meeting me at one of my upcoming performances
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Music:

Member Since: 3/17/2006
Band Website: ericgoredrums.com
Band Members: Eric Bli Bi Gore
Influences: My Home Village in Africa -Djsanufla
Sounds Like: Melodic Drums... good music period.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Why the Drum is Important for Dance

In traditional African culture dance is married to the drum. Dancers follow the break (call of the drum), and the lead drummer followers the dancers. Without drum you cannot have traditional African d...
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST

Wood is Wonderful Gallery

This quaint gallery is nestled near Cascade's White Golf course. Bli Bi Gore teaches drum class at this location every Wednesday evening. Continue......
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:07:00 PST

Rhythms from Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast)

Klin: Is traditionally played ..... N'goron: Is traditionally played ..... Claire de Lune: Is traditionally played ...... Gaou: Is traditionally played by ...... Continue......
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:05:00 PST

Djembe Techniques

Practice and understand the sounds of the skin 1) slap, 2) tone, and 3) bass. These are the three main sounds on the djembe. However, clarity "clean sounds" is based on how you shape your hands and wh...
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:01:00 PST

Want to know more about me.....

I was born to be a musician, and I plan to use my gift to make a positive impact on the world. Born in Djsanufla, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). I have over 20 years of drumming experience, with perform...
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:04:00 PST

Tradition Meets the Future

Please join this discussion about the healing nature of music. Join the discussion at http://www.ericgoredrums.blogspot.com/ ...
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:48:00 PST

ericgoredrums.blogspot.com

Check out: http://ericgoredrums.blogspot.com/ for my latest blog entries.
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:59:00 PST

www.natureworksforyou.com/drum.html (website is currently unavailable)

Greetings: Unfortunately, the website: www.natureworksforyou.com/drum.html is down. Please browse this website and feel free to add me as a friend. I hope you enjoy the music. www.ericgore...
Posted by www.ericgoredrums.com on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:59:00 PST