AFRICAN DRUM MUSIC (page 3)

On this album, the master of the djembe Adama Dramé combines his instrument with various metal percussion instruments encountered in his wide travels. A new adventure...

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These CDs present a veritable anthology of African percussion music-a must for all those with an interest in such music, wether as listeners or practitioners.

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Traditional interpretations of pieces from Cape Verde, Angola, Portugal, bringing out the pure talent of the Angolan singer Bonga, with his very warm voice. Recorded in the 197Os. Vocal.<...

The famous percussionist Adama Dramé in one of his very first recordings, accompanied by Lacina Koné. Instrumental & vocal.

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The stirring sound of the famous drums of Burundi is blended on this record with the extraordinary timbre of the voices, in superb traditional songs. Instrumental & vocal.

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The great percussionist Adama Dramé and the group Foliba, with whom he appears regularly on stages all over the world. Instrumental & vocal.

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One of Playasound’s bestsellers, with a fine array of percussionists from Mali. Instrumental.

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The first recording by the group Mahaleo. A mythical recording which launched the group’s career in 1973. Vocal.

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Fourteen Congolese percussionists, plus jazz percussion: a fabulous initiatory journey through the profoundest rites of Central Africa. A remarkable recording. Instrumental & vocal.

The Manding tradition by five percussionists, led by one of the finest jembé players of the younger generation, Kassoum Diarra. Instrumental.

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All the forcefulness, magic and purity of improvisations on the jembé by the great Adama Dramé, playing solo. Instrumental.

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At the age of forty, Abou Chihabi is a living legend. His first CD after twenty years of professional life.

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Good, modern, popular songs from Madagascar, sung by a famous artist from the island.

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Maïny Damba was born in 1957, in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. She is of Manding origin and comes from a large family living in Kita, a small town 180 km from Bamako in Mali. Kita is famous for ...

The first album by Tahirou Djembé - a disciple of Adama Dramé and one of the rising stars of African percussion - recorded with his own group at Bobo-Dioulasso.

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Toubaboukan "the sound of the whites" in its modern compositions, a group of enthusiastic young musicians from Toulouse pays tribute to the traditional percussion instruments of West Afri...

From djembe to songs, from tradition to the modern age... Adama Dramé, a modern griot, sings about his encounters, his travels and Africa, his continent. He is , accompanied by 15 musicia...

The percussionist Tahirou Djembé creates music based on traditional rhythms from West Africa. With a fine display of virtuosity, he uses the rich possibilities of the djembé to speak of...

The members of SAF PERCUSSIONS are of diverse origins and are experienced in the various types of music of West Africa. They are capable of playing traditional rhythms as well as pieces...

The young drummer (Djembe) Mamadi Bagayogo, known as Papa, is a very talented musician, talent that was spotted many years ago by Adama Dramé and which is quite obvious on this, his fir...

It is about an amazing meeting between Dialy Mady Cissiko, Senegalese griot and Kora player, and three French musicians : Noël Pelhâte (saxophone tenor), David Henriot (double-bass) and...

Balafon, djembé, dumdum... Kady Diarra proposes a resolutely acoustic musical world with a repertoire that is rooted in the traditions of Burkina-Faso. With her warm voice, sometimes st...

This live album is a new experience. The opportunity came in spring 2002. And being our first live recording before an audience, it was a challenge. A challenge from the technical point...

To the sound of the kamale n'goni (harp-lute), this original string quartet from Mali – a Bambara, a Peul, a Malinke and a Toubab – takes us, from Kita to Wassoulou and to the sources o...

The new sound of Afro-urban percussion The group Bana Kin, comprising artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was formed in 1991 by Katondi Kama (known as Simolo), with the aim o...

The music of LOOPING weaves ties between the various world cultures and constructs a multicoloured patchwork. The group‚s work is inspired by influences coming from afro-beat and afro-j...

The musician, percussionist, composer et arranger, Fulgence Compaore was born on 2 September 1975 at Adjamé (Côte d’Ivoire), where his parents were living at that time. At the age of si...

Playasound is celebrating 30 years of passion for World Music ! 30 years and an opportunity to bring together 15 of the best titles from the albums that have been important in the histo...