AFRICAN DRUM MUSIC (page 4)

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...

With our drums, we call to all dancers, drummers, and kindred spirits who want to celebrate together. Come join Small Village Ensemble - Kim Atkinson, Michael Pluznick, and Arthur Hull - ...

In their newest CD, Hull and Asher introduces the listener to an extraordinary rhythmic experience. Traveling beyond conventional drum based music, "Sounding the Stones" infuses the harp,...

Alpha Oulare and Sugé perform outstanding West African percussion ensemble music on this new album, "Alakhawonmaly!!" ("God will help us!!). Alpha Oulare was born in Faranah from an origi...