the same time as he studied, Yoro pursued his passion for music and decided after he graduated from secondary school to join the regional band of Diourbel. He stayed there for two years learning a lot more about music but mainly about performing. As his love for music grew, Yoro felt that it was defini...

A refugee from the majestic war-torn land of Ethiopia, Sheba was reared among the concrete jungles of New York City, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa. Named after the Queen of Sheba, famed empress of Ethiopia, to whom her family traces direct ancestry, Sheba is a cousin to Emperor Haile Selassie, which hig...

An engaging performer with a commanding stage presence, Fallou leads a new generation of popular artists who follow in the groundbreaking footsteps of his mentor, the international superstar Youssou N’Dour, who first introduced international audiences to “mbalax dur et pur” (hard and pure mba...

A tambourine virtuoso, singer, dancer and actress, Ms.Belloni was born in Rome, Italy and is committed to preserving the strong and rich traditions of her culture. She has performed extensively with master drummer Glen Velez and was invited by Nana Vasconcellos and Gilberto Gil to perform in PERC PAN '98 i...

Maal comes from the Toucouleur people who live in the Fulani fouta region, by the Senegal River, which divides Senegal and Mauritania. Young Baaba left home and moved to the Wolof-dominated capital Dakar to study music and explore his national culture. He soon returned t...