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“Selebeyon”
Selebeyon “sell-ah-bee-yone” is the first single from Aba Diop and The Yermande Family featuring an energetic emulsion of African sabar and tama drum in conversation, sparkling kora harp and meditative jazzy guitar riffs. Aba's multi-millennia lineage as a griot, the culture-bearers of West Africa, shines through the song describing a crossroads where the djinn—the genies—gather. Selebeyon stands at its own crossroads, ancient and modern, as it redefines "world music" for a new generation.
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YERMANDE /YAIR-mann-day/ noun (Wolof)
Affection, compassion, love, sympathy, mercy
ABA DIOP & THE YERMANDE FAMILY
The Yermande Family is a Senegalese supergroup formed by master sabar percussionist and griot lineage holder Aba Diop.
The band has a rotating all-star membership to accommodate various configurations but no matter the constellation, the live performances are electrifying and wholly unique: never before has “sabar” like this (both the name of the drum and the ceremony centered around it) been offered to a world stage.
—Aba Diop
“Everyone in front of us is our family.”
Smaller Configurations
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The Aba Diop Trio
Aba Diop (sabar), Noumoucounda Cissoko (kora), Jason Hosier (guitar)
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Aba Diop & Jason Hosier
Aba Diop (sabar) & Jason Hosier (guitar)
