Lamine Touré and Group Saloum

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.