AFRICAN DRUM MUSIC (page 6)

Soon after his arrival in Belgium in 1988, Mamady created the group Sewa Kan, "the sound of the joy", in Maninka. His first album is mainly devoted to the music of Wassolon region, which ...

Recorded in Conakry, Guinea just this January 2...

Mamady and Sewa Kan, supplemented by the voices of Mama Adama Camara, Géralde Alcindor and djembé of his brother Ntoman Keïta, explore more of the Mandingue repertory from the traditions ...

During the filming of Djembéfola when Mamady returned to the village of his birth, Balandugu, he had wanted to reunite and record an album with his fellow masters and the companions of hi...

Mamady Keïta conducts the playing and dialogues or alternates solos with his guest and fellow master Famoudou Konaté. Their plan was to make this CD a reference to bring back the Dununba ...

Afö is the end-result of Mamady's work based on the idea of combining traditional rhythms with a ballet style performance. Each rhythm is rigorously faithful to its traditional form, but ...

It had been 36 years since Mamady had been in Balandugu, the village where he was born, at the time of the festivals for the end of the Ramadan. Featuring music and dancing in his honor, ...

The djeli (or griot) is a key figure in the culture of the Mandingue. Their repertory must apply to any circumstances and songs of praise are their major ingredient. The dialogue between ...

Wassolon CD, the first album recorded in Belgium, is now 15 years old. Mamady dreamed of a new recording of these rhythms , one that would be performed by a group of young musicians (and ...

An amazing performance by Mamady Keïta and his group Sewa Kan in Brussels at the 15th annual Couleur Café Festival in 2004. Features special guests Baba Sissoko, Bruno Genero, Seckou Keit...