Djambass Music | Gambian music promoter

Djambass Music, UK & Gambia

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Djambass Music

organises cultural holidays to Gambia from the UK and pulls in some of the African continent's most talented bands & solo artistes in shows and gigs.

They also have in supply West African traditional percussion instruments, as well as saxophones and congas to stage musical extravaganzas to crowds.

Cultural Visits:
Djambass has been operating cultural musical holidays to Gambia since 2000. Accommodation is set in a typical African compound with western-style facilities.

Drumming & dance classes:
They are held in Gambia five days a week with the African percussionist masters such as Master Canon, performing with the Troupe “African Ballet”. Workshops for Djembe classes also take place in Brighton on the south of England.

Retail:
Djambass Music has a broad selection of West African instruments for sale, including a wide variety of good quality professional standard drums.

Clients & Hired Performers:
Omar Joof, Jazz Camara, (Gambia), Fern Camara, Sekou Keita (Cassamance), Polita and Modacha (Equatorial Guinea), Isa Sawane (Guinea Conakry), Joseph Philogene and Mod'Lamine (Mox) Cissokho and the Djembe Divas dance troupe.

Yiri Baa:
Yiri Baa was formed in 1999, when Bocarr Ndow, from The Gambia, brought together a group of musicians to fulfil his ambition and bring his favourite West African rhythms to British audiences. All the band members are professional musicians, touring and performing with other bands also, with backgrounds of jazz, Latin, calypso, folk and funk. They play the flute, Ngoni (African harp lute), and various percussion instruments such as the Djembe, Dunduns (Bass drums), and Congas Sabar drums.