Percussionist, dancer and teacher, Laurence NGANDO is a guarantor of the artistic traditions of different Central African Cultures –djang, bafia, ozila, etc.-, of which he masters, preserves and transmits the most authentic rhythms and movements that he performs with jambé, african tam-tam either nyass.
LES CAURIS is the educational and social center imagined, directed and energized by Laurence to participate in the initiation, training, supervision and training of adults, particularly women, and children through traditional Central African percussion, music and dance. Besides. Laurence NGANDO is the director of a traditional dance training, creator of shows and organizer of an annual festival that highlights the musical traditions of the subregion, its rhythms, its instruments and its dances.
In short, one of the greatest among the few female percussionists on the continent, since these instruments are usually reserved for men; Laurence is also an exceptional dancer and choreographer, a leader for the women and children of Cameroon and a tireless cultural agent serving the conservation and transmission of traditional arts.
