Boka de Banjul, Afro, Wereldmuziek, Jazz band

Boka de Banjul

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  • Band   /   Rotterdam
  • #Afro #Wereldmuziek #Jazz
  • Klinkt als Ifang Bondi, Mdungu, Youssou 'N Dour
  • 1 geverifieerde boeking

Indicatie €900 - €2000

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Boka de Banjul, Afro, Wereldmuziek, Jazz band

Gambian Mbalax, jazz, Afrobeat, reggae and more.

In 1999 Gambian griot Ebou Gaye Mada founded Boka de Banjul in its early form from jam sessions with various musicians. Back then the full name was Boka Halat de Banjul, carrying the message of Boka Halat which means 'joined ideas’ in Wolof. The combination of the various band members, their ideas, their musical background and their shared passion for music became the basis of a platform for positive energy. Boka de Banjul, now based in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, combines the Gambian Mbalax with music from all over the world like Afrobeat, jazz, rock and reggae.

Anyone who sees Boka de Banjul playing live gets hit by the infectious energy. Ebou and his band play with such passion, experience and love for music that the audience is included in the rhythms and melodies through this sparkling performance. Few live bands can accomplish this level of interaction with a crowd. This talent has resulted in performances all over the world.

More about Ebou Gaye Mada

Ebou Gaye Mada (1975) is an impassioned percussionist and singer/songwriter from Banjul, the capital of the Gambia (West-Africa). He comes from well known Senegambian Griot-families Gaye and Mbye, who are singers and percussionist up to today. As from an early age he started performing with his family and started traveling the world with several and diverse bands one of which was the legendary Gambian band Ifang Bondi. They were the initiators of the Afro-Mandinka beat, using traditional instruments like sabar in West African pop music.

Based in The Netherlands, Ebou Gaye Mada joined Kara Dara, a Caribbean, Funky, Jazzy, Poppy celebration of African music. In 2002 he formed his own band ‘Boka Halat de Banjul’ which means ‘Joined Ideas’. The band represents every encounter that he had in his life as an artist and performs West African pop and Mbalax from Senegambia. Since 2007 Ebou is the percussionist and lead singer of the famous band Mdungu, an Afro-jazz formation from Amsterdam. They recorded two albums. the first one, Afro What?! Was produced by Justin adams. Their second album, Gambian Space Programm, was Ebou’s singing debut. It was nominated for the famous Dutch Edison Award (category World Music).

The traditional Sabar music brought Ebou Gaye Mada to every corner of the world where he met great artists and mastered various music styles. As no other he now knows how to gently enrich each piece of music and still honour his roots. In contrast with this discretion Ebou has a great capacity to passionately drag his audience into his contra-rhythm solo’s and rousing rhytms. And if the rhytms didn’t get to you yet, his powerful baritone voice will. His humble style and infectious energy made him popular with both music lovers and music makers. Some bands call him their ‘secret weapon’.

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Door op 16/05/2016

Ebou Gaye Mada zorgde voor een heerlijke show en liet het publiek meteen dansen op zijn Afrikaanse muziek. Voor ons festival maakte hij gebruikte van een andere formatie maar dat mocht de pret niet drukken, het was erg goed! Aanrader als je op zoek bent naar goede wereldmuziek.

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Boka de Banjul is een band uit Rotterdam. Boka de Banjul speelt muziek in de genres Afro, Wereldmuziek & Jazz. Boka de Banjul heeft sinds de inschrijving op 20/07/2015 in totaal 1 geverifieerde boeking via Gigstarter binnengehaald.

De muziek van Boka de Banjul klinkt als: Ifang Bondi, Mdungu, Youssou 'N Dour. Het repertoire van Boka de Banjul bestaat uit alleen eigen werk.

De optredens worden goed ontvangen: Boka de Banjul krijgt 4.0 uit 5 sterren op basis van één review.

Boka de Banjul hanteert een richtprijs van €900 - €2000 voor live optredens. Houd er rekening mee dat geluidsapparatuur, reisafstand en speelduur van invloed zullen zijn op de uiteindelijke gage maar schroom niet om het gesprek aan te gaan.