Mamadou Diop

About Mamadou Diop

World Beat travels from West Africa to the Czech Republic to the United States, meeting in Boston, MA for an eclectic blend of exotic rhythms and powerful percussion jams that will set your feet and spirit dancing! Weaving together diverse musical traditions with the powerful rhythms of West Africa, the unique and high energy music of MAMADOU sets feet and spirits dancing. The band performs original music based on authentic African rhythms and arrangements, composed by Mamadou Diop of Dakar, Sénégal, who takes these fundamental African rhythms and layers them throughout his music.Specialties: At the heart of MAMADOU\'s music is the drum. Each musician is given command of separate,offset rhythms, making this music among the most danceable around. Sung in Wolof (Mamadou Diop\'s native language),French, and English, the songs speak of the importance of love, friendship, and spirit; all in a manner that transcends language and cultural barriers.MAMADOU has been enthusiastically received festival audiences who welcome the opportunity to experience their joyful combination of musical genres.

Experience

1. Music Professional

   Mamadou

   Feb 1998 — Present · US

Education

• Blaise Diagne(Senegal)

  Bachelor in French

  1972 — 1976

Skills

• Live Sound
• Guitar
• Original Music
• Pop
• Percussion
• Keyboards
• Singer/Songwriter
• Vocal
• Recording
• Film Scoring
• Music
• Composition
• Drum Teacher
• Studio Recording
• Djembe
• Orchestral Music
• Drums
• Percussion Performance
• Music Industry
• Soul
• International Artist of the Year(Boston Music Awards)
• Rhythm Guitar
• Improvisation
• Concerts
• Entertainment
• Festivals
• Band
• Performance Improvement
• Music Education
• Internation Reggae and World Music Awards(Irawma)
• Songwriting
• Blues
• Bass
• Musicians
• Songs
• World Music
• Music Theory
• Performing Arts
• African Dance
• Sound