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World On Your Street: The Global Music Challenge
Mamadou Diaw
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Musician: Mamadou Diaw

Location: Liverpool

Instruments: vocals / percussion

Music: Senegalese mbalax

HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG Click here for Hande Domac's storyClick here for Mosi Conde's storyClick here for Rachel McLeod's story


ListenÌýÌýListen (5'32) to 'Nigki Nanka', performed by Mamadou Diaw and the Libidor Band, with Mamadou on vocals and percussion, Marcel Musset on Keyboards, Dave Ellis on base, Martin Robertson and Dave Gilbertson on saxophone, Brian Kelly on rhythm guitar, Martin Smith on trumpet, Tilo Pimbaum on drum, Gemma Breed and Ann Marie Howard on backing vocals.

ListenÌýÌýListen (1'14) to 'Nigki Nanka' performed solo by Mamadou Diaw

ListenÌýÌýListen (3'20) to Mamadou Diaw talk about his music


Where I Play:

Now living in England I teach traditional drums, djembe, sabar, doum doum, and conga or modern drum kit to anyone who'd like to learn. I work usually from the Blackie Arts Centre in the Chinatown district of Liverpool, but I travel all over Britain with my band Libidor. I also set up drumming workshops for schools and arts festivals, including Africa Oye. People of all ages come to me to learn drums and my oldest pupil is 68. They seem very nervous, but relax as soon as they learn the basic techniques ... and the three notes ... tone, slap, bass.

I feel very lucky to be a musician. To be able to do what makes me happy and what I love most as a job is wonderful.

Libidor



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