Mamane Barka (live at The Smugglers Sessions) 13-11-10 Part 2 of 2

Smugglers Records present Mamane Barka live as part of The Smuggler Sessions. 13th November 2010.

The Astor Theatre, Deal, Kent, UK

Malam Mamane Barka is so far the only master of the Biram in Niger and all over the world. With the assistance of Barka this unique instrument is not dead. And when the old master handed over the instrument to his successor he asked him to promote the Biram and talk about it all over the world. As an instrument played and appreciated by the audience is not dead. The old master died in 2006. Since then Malam Mamane Barka follows this mission.He himself is a well know musician in Niger, famous for many popular songs he composed in the eighties and nineties. He used to play other traditional string instruments, but today his dedication is the BIRAM. The ensemble: Malam Mamane Barka presents the songs of the Boudouma together with the percussionist Oumarou Adamou, who plays during the show three different kinds of traditional nigerien percussion: Kalangou, calebasse and of course the Douma, a spiritual drum. Omar, the percussionist is he himself a haussa griot; he is also initiated in secret rhythms of his culture. Both musicians have known each other for many years since they decided in 2006 to become an ensemble.

http://www.mamanebarka.com
http://www.smugglersrecords.com

Filmed and edited by David Hatton as part of Smugglers Records.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mamane
• barka
• smugglers
• records
• sessions
• biram
• spiritual
• music
• ancient
• master
• astor
• theatre
• deal
• kent
• uk
• Kalangou
• calebasse
• Douma
• omar
• harp