NJAWARA

Energetic mbalax rhythms fused with a hint of instrumental jazz & funk flavors from Stockholm, Sweden.

The band started out after an inspiring visit to the Njawara village in the northern Gambia, 2011. Bandleader Nikolas was mesmerized by the perplex sabar drumming and dance.

Back in Stockholm, Sweden he has continued to discover the sabar music and mbalax which is the pop music genre of Senegal and the Gambia. The band creates it’s own mbalax-mix fused with jazz & funk flavors. On stage it’s all about the groove, dance and a party ambiance to the max.

Senegalese artists like Youssou N’Dour, Pape Diouf, Wally Ballago Seck, TITI, Salam Diallo, Viviane Chidid and Pape Thiopet have been a great inspiration to the bands music.