Friday, May 23, 2008

Tama Drums on Sunday Morning

tama drum podor senegal
Musicians from around Africa had come for the Blues du Fleuve Festival, and quite a few stopped by our rented house over the weekend. The big draw, I'm sure, were the musicians staying with us: Tony on balafon, John and his electric guitar, and of course world-famous Massamba on tama drums. That's Massamba's cousin in the picture above playing a tama drum.
Visitors included musicians from Burkina Faso, the Congo, and other countries; they'd stop by, chat, have some tea, and jam a bit. It was a very relaxed, low-key atmosphere.
See more images of the Podor, Senegal foyer jam and chat sessions here.

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