Muhanamwé & One Africa
Music
Mandinka Sound
Mandinka Sound features two extraordinarily talented Melbourne based West African acts, Muhanamwé and One Africa.
Through music, dance and song, this unique show will take audiences on a journey that traces West African culture in contemporary Australia back to its roots in the ancient Mandinka empire of West Africa.
The show begins with a warm and intimate acoustic set from One Africa which brings together two of Melbourne’s most loved West African performers, King Marong and Lamine Sonko.
A subtle fusion of traditional West African culture and contemporary Australian influences, One Africa creates a hypnotically soulful repertoire of original songs. Providing the rhythm and groove, King Marong has been performing professionally since the age of 12 and since arriving in Australia in 1998, has built a reputation as a master of many African drumming styles and instruments.
Providing vocals and guitar, Lamine hails from a famous Senegalese griot musical family and has performed internationally alongside such greats as Youssou Ndour, Vivianne Ndour and Fatou Nguewel Diouf.
Since arriving in Australia Lamine has discovered a love for guitar and songwriting and brings his new found talents to life in One Africa.
After One Africa’s captivating performance, Muhanamwé take the stage with an electrifying set of traditional Guinean music and dance.
Muhanamwé, meaning culture, has emerged from the dense and vibrant undergrowth of Melbourne’s world music scene as one of the freshest and most exciting West African percussion and dance ensembles.
With compelling rhythms, raw vocal harmonies, rippling balafon melodies, stunning costumes and superhuman dance moves, Muhanamwé not only draws from its deep roots in West Africa but also updates and brings new life to an ancient musical and cultural tradition.
The group was established in 2007 by Guinean master drummers Aliou Sylla (Les Percussions de Guinée) and Mohamed Camara (Ballet Destin, Ballet Bolonta and Les Sorciers de Guinée) and also features Ghanaian master dancer Appiah Annan, and percussionists Anna Camara and Anita Larkin.
It is nearly impossible not to move your feet when Muhanamwé begin the surge of their playing.
And while Australian listeners may miss the meaning of the lyrics, Muhanamwé is proof that music transcends the boundaries of language, aiming instead for the heart and the feet.
Detailed production information (PDF)
Through music, dance and song, this unique show will take audiences on a journey that traces West African culture in contemporary Australia back to its roots in the ancient Mandinka empire of West Africa.
The show begins with a warm and intimate acoustic set from One Africa which brings together two of Melbourne’s most loved West African performers, King Marong and Lamine Sonko.
A subtle fusion of traditional West African culture and contemporary Australian influences, One Africa creates a hypnotically soulful repertoire of original songs. Providing the rhythm and groove, King Marong has been performing professionally since the age of 12 and since arriving in Australia in 1998, has built a reputation as a master of many African drumming styles and instruments.
Providing vocals and guitar, Lamine hails from a famous Senegalese griot musical family and has performed internationally alongside such greats as Youssou Ndour, Vivianne Ndour and Fatou Nguewel Diouf.
Since arriving in Australia Lamine has discovered a love for guitar and songwriting and brings his new found talents to life in One Africa.
After One Africa’s captivating performance, Muhanamwé take the stage with an electrifying set of traditional Guinean music and dance.
Muhanamwé, meaning culture, has emerged from the dense and vibrant undergrowth of Melbourne’s world music scene as one of the freshest and most exciting West African percussion and dance ensembles.
With compelling rhythms, raw vocal harmonies, rippling balafon melodies, stunning costumes and superhuman dance moves, Muhanamwé not only draws from its deep roots in West Africa but also updates and brings new life to an ancient musical and cultural tradition.
The group was established in 2007 by Guinean master drummers Aliou Sylla (Les Percussions de Guinée) and Mohamed Camara (Ballet Destin, Ballet Bolonta and Les Sorciers de Guinée) and also features Ghanaian master dancer Appiah Annan, and percussionists Anna Camara and Anita Larkin.
It is nearly impossible not to move your feet when Muhanamwé begin the surge of their playing.
And while Australian listeners may miss the meaning of the lyrics, Muhanamwé is proof that music transcends the boundaries of language, aiming instead for the heart and the feet.
Detailed production information (PDF)
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