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Village Pulse
offers a unique collection of west African drum music... high quality, on-location recordings.
Producer Adam Novick says: " Carl Holm and I founded Village Pulse in 1991 to produce recordings of musical traditions we felt deserved more attention. To date, we have focused on styles of West African drum music that have been largely unavailable to the outside world. We first thought of starting a record label because we were frustrated by the lack of recordings of Mandinka drum music. We had been studying Mandinka drumming for several years in the United States, but it was only when we went to Senegal and the Gambia to continue our studies that we heard what the music is really supposed to sound like. The idea for starting a label gained momentum when our travels in those countries revealed other musical traditions we never knew existed."

Mandinka Drum Master - Mamadou Ly
$16.99
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Tabala Wolof is the ritual drum music of a West African Sufi order, the Qadiriya of Senegal. Led by a bass drum during night time worship, the Qadiriya play interlocking rhythms on tuned drums to inspire ecstatic singing.

Tabala Wolof: Sufi Drumming of Senegal - Boubacar Diagne
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Tabala Wolof is the ritual drum music of a West African Sufi order, the Qadiriya of Senegal. Led by a bass drum during nighttime worship, the Qadiriya play interlocking rhythms on tuned drums to inspire ecstatic singing.

Sabar Wolof: Dance Drumming of Senegal - Mapathe Diop
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Wolof drummers accompany dancers by playing strongly opposed cross-rhythms that are laced with grace notes. Using precise control, the drummers weave the rhythms in intense patterns. The grace notes combine to give the music a distinctive texture.

Drums of the Firdu Fula - Amadu Bamba
$16.99
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Digitally recorded in the Gambia, Drums of the Firdu Fula presents the traditional drumming and singing of the Firdu Fula. The recording features the troupe led by Amadu Bamba. Amadu is a leading performer from Serekunda, the Gambia.

Bougarabou: Solo Drumming of Casamance - Saikouba Badjie
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The first published, in-depth recording of bougarabou, the traditional one-person drum orchestra of the Jola.

Balanta Balo - Malang Mane
$16.99
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Village Pulse (VP) senegal africa drumming sabar wolof djembe

A Land of Drummers - Various African Drummers
$14.99
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Village Pulse (VP) senegal africa drumming sabar wolof djembe

Keepers of the Talking Drum - Tama Walo
$16.99
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Village Pulse (VP) senegal africa drumming sabar wolof djembe

Akom: The art of possession - Akan music from Ghana
$16.99
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Ly is the lead drummer and a founder of the Ballet National de Senegal. While spectators take turns dancing, Mandinka drummers develop melodic conversations on three tuned drums. The drummers' interlocking rhythms combine to create music with a high-energy dance beat.