special post 7
and the last
Small and lean, with a keen eye, Doudou N’Diaye Rose is a living legend.He is Dakar's head drummer , composer of Senegal's national anthem,
and the father of forty-two children, all of them percussionists, who along with various sons and daughters-in-law supply the orchestra with its new members. Despite the traditional ban on female drum playing, there are in fact around twenty women drummers in Doudou Ndiaye Rose's orchestra – a great rarity in Africa.
In Senegal, he is considered a national treasure. For the past forty years, Doudou Ndiaye Rose has represented the Senegalese percussion tradition associated with the many artists he has played with....
continue reading this nice portrait of Doudou Ndiaye Rose prepared at rfi musique
this is one more of these must see videos 58:09 min.relax if you may
or you might prefer the shorter video below
Doudou Ndiaye Rose - Chef Tambour Major (France, 1986)
56:09
Doudou Ndiaye Rose Chef Tambour Major et ses cent batteurs Emission: Béatrice Soulé Montage : Ange-Marie Revel Son : Bruno Lejean Directrice de production : Maried-Therese Isambart Realisation : Jean-Pierre Janssen This video was realized thanks to: L'office de Radiodiffusion et Television du Senegal, Air Afrique and Nancy Jazz Pulsation With participation of: Les Rosettes Les Majorettes du Lycee Kennedy Youssou Ndour L'Orquestre National du Senegal El Adj sissoko Ousmane Douf Balde Diola and the whole family of Doudou Ndiaye Rose
this exceptional Sabar lp is a present to the blog from our valuable friend ngoni
I will thank him again from here for his generous offers.
and I will add the classic Djabote for you, to complete your sabar education
and yes I'm terribly sorry I almost forgot the family!
