Kissidugu — a “safe place” or “place of refuge” — in the Kissi language of Guinea, West Africa
Kissidugu Foundation is committed to education, cultural preservation, health and well-being. We are building the Kissidugu School of Music, Dance & Education in Guinea, West Africa as well as providing clean water filters, solar lights, medicine and the like. In the United States, Kissidugu Foundation puts on the Camp Merveilles drum and dance conferences, which are incredible opportunities for growth, study, friendship, community, fun and health. Additionally Founder Gabriel Fara Tolno provides residency trainings in music and dance for Universities, independent companies, performing arts programs, workshops and youth in the United States and abroad. Kissidugu Dance & Drum Theatre was founded in 2004 by Gabriel Fara Tolno after his first dance & drum conference, Camp Merveilles Colorado, in 2003. It was a thriving company in Boulder under Fara's direction until 2014. In 2014, Kissidugu Foundation became official having received non-profit status. Fara and Michal Anna Carrillo (VP/DD 2014-2025) and a small team dedicated themselves from 2014-2024 to build the current campus, it's beautiful. The Breadfruit Project was introduced by Anissa Lucero in 2022 and the trees are thriving. Camp Merveilles Conferences ran in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and Hawaii from 2003 -2023. To learn more about Fara's current work visit www.djembe.guru. To find out more about our work in Guinea. please visit us at: www.kissidugu.org
Inuwali /Thank you!
