Rhythm Paints Sabar Drum Language: Laye Ndiaye [WAV]

Sabar Drum Language brings you the raw, intense, and ancient drumming of Sabar from Senegal and The Gambia. Peformed by Laye Ndiaye, who has been playing Sabar since his youth in Senegal and it has been a long standing tradtion in his family for generations and He taught us some Sabar classes. He performs an Mbalax, similar to the djembe except played with a hand and stick and a Thiol, a thin goblet drum also played with one hand and one stick. These different rhythms found in this pack all stem from various songs played in Layes tradition dating back hundreds of years. Majority of proceeds go directly to Laye and his family. Be on the look for more from Rhythm Paints!

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