Lamine Touré & Group Saloum - LIVE

This channel features live recordings from a variety of sources, capturing early Group Saloum performances and Sabar drumming in venues in the greater Boston area and beyond.  The majority of these recordings contain a core roster of musicians, there have been notable and accomplished musicians from all over the globe that have played with Lamine Touré over the years.

Group Saloum is a Boston-based Afro-pop band. Founded by world-renowned griot percussionist Lamine Touré, Group Saloum fuses Senegalese mbalax with elements of funk, reggae, and Afrobeat. Group Saloum performs original mbalax music highlighted by the rhythms of Touré's sabar drums, drawing upon the collective creativity of some of Boston's most talented musicians.