TANANTE DEMO 2014 MENDIANI feat. Iya Sako, Sidiki Dembele, Baba Galle

http://www.drumroots.org.uk/

TANANTE DEMO 2014

JAMIE RILEY- DJEMBE SOLO, SANGBANG, VOCALS
JOHN TULLO -- DUNUNBA, KENKENI, SHAKER, VOCALS
TESS CLARKE -- DJEMBE, SANBANG, VOCALS
SEBASTIEN LABAYS -- DJEMBE, KENKENI, VOCALS
DAVE BELL -- KENKENI
ANNA PRINCE -- VOCALS
ANDREW GARVEY -- BALAFON, VOCALS
JULIA BRADY -- VOCALS
HELEN RILEY -- VOCALS
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SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS

IYA SAKO -- DJEMBE SOLO
SIDIKI DEMBELE -- DJEMBE SOLO, BALAFON, VOCALS
BABA GALLE -- FLUTE

RECORDING BY ANDY GARVEY @ STUDIO Z (Z ARTS CENTRE) 2012-2013

http://www.drumroots.org.uk/
http://www.iyasako.co.uk/
http://www.denifari.com/
http://www.z-arts.org/

Tanante means "Peace only!" in the Mandinka language and is the response to the greeting: "Cor tanante?" to which the reply is "Tanante!"

Since 2003, the Drumroots performance group, Tanante, has performed to diverse audiences throughout the UK and beyond. Trained by master drummers in West Africa and the UK, Tanante regularly perform with Djembe folas (drumming masters) Iya Sako (Guinea) and Sidiki Dembele (Ivory coast), high-energy dancers and appear with other guest African musicians playing flutes, koras (harps) and balalfons (xylophones).

Performing Djembe and Dundun drums, melodious instrument and dance; Tanante's high energy performances are incredibly exciting and invite dance and audience participation. Through their energy, abilities and spectacular showmanship Tanante have proved to be incredibly popular with delighted audiences at concerts, weddings, festivals, workshops and courses.