Mandingo Ambassadors - Tougna CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
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“The Mandingo Ambassadors was founded in New York City by griot-guitarist Mamady Kouyaté in 2005. As a veteran of the great orchestras of the golden age of Guinean dance bands, Mamady is a living library of musical science inherited from his ancestors and from a half century of experience as an arranger, band leader, accompanist and soloist.
Mamady Kouyaté carried this heritage with him to New York where he has collaborated with members of the West African diaspora and Western musicians to continue the great tradition and sound of Guinean Afro-jazz.”
“Influenced by bands like Bembeya Jazz, Horoya Band, Keletigui et ses Tambourinis and Balla et ses Balladins, the Mandingo Ambassadors play lively music with polyrhythmic beats, interlocking guitar riffs and steady woodwinds for Bebe Camara to sing over. Mamady Kouyaté and Mamady Kourouma lay down sweet, fingerpicked guitar grooves while Andy Algire plays his drum kit with steady hi-hats and drum rim hits. Nicholas “Snek” Cudahy’s delicate bass playing steps in and out of the groove while Foluso Mimy’s steady percussion locks everything together. Oran Etkin’s tenor sax & clarinet harmonize well with Sylvain Leroux’s alto sax & flute. Other vocalists have included M’Mah Doumbouya and Ismael Kouyaté.”-Splinters and Candy
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