Abdoul Mbaye (on the left) comes from a ‘griot’ family – essientially storytellers in western Africa who perpetuate the traditions & history of a family or village in song. The keeper of ‘history’s living…

In Dakar, during a night time power cut, we met up in total darkness with musician Pap Guissé who that night invited us to visit the idyllic and peaceful village of Ndem where he’s from (about 4 or 5 hours drive from Dakar) to record…

While in Dakar, we hooked up for an afternoon of filming with the I-Science crew at the very happening arts centre and work space Les Petites Pierres, a great place where music meets arts meets fashion. Founders Senegalese…

While in Dakar in Senegal, we went to a concert of world music star Baaba Maal and were utterly captivated by his tama drum player Massamba Diop. So after the concert we spoke with him to see if he was up for being recorded and to be…