Massamba Diop
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Massamba is a master of the tama or talking drum from Senegal, West Africa. He has worked with Afro-pop superstar Baaba Maal, as the lead tama player in Baaba's ensemble, Daande Lenol, since its inception over twenty years ago. During that time he has incorporated the fiery Wolof traditions of his homeland into a contemporary sound. His music reflects the ancient origins of his instrument and the cosmopolitan environment of Dakar, Senegal's capital, where his work with Baaba Maal began. In addition to his work with Baaba Maal, Massamba has performed and/or recorded with Peter Gabriel and Afro-Celt Sound System of England, Ernest Ranglin and Luciano of Jamaica; Anita Tarika from Madagascar; and Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Tony Vacca, and James Brown from America.
The SENEGAL-AMERICA PROJECT has grown from the initial collaboration between Tony and Massamba. For the last ten years these two extraordinary percussionists have been bringing together the traditions of their music and the peoples of their countries. Now they've got two new CDs ("Rhythm Griots" and "The Senegal-America Project"), a video documentary on their work, and ten U.S. tours in support of the Senegal-America Project.
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