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Musician: Malo Sonko
Location: London
Instruments: vocals / percussion
Music: Mandinka Drumming / Senegal
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSIC听听听听听听听听听听WHERE I PLAY听听听听听听听听听听A FAVOURITE SONG |
  
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 听听Listen (2.26) to Amadou Sekou performed solo by Malo Sonko
听听Listen (2.00) to Malo Sonko talk about his music
Where I Play:
I set up my group Sabari when I came to England to live with my wife who is based here. My wife introduced me to some musicians who came from different countries, cultures and backgrounds, and we formed a group. Last year we began performing just a few concerts but this year we've done lots of performances. We have played at festivals, in pubs and schools. I'm really happy with the group - the only problem here is time. No-one has any time!
 We play a mixture of music in our group - traditional Mandinka rhythms and songs and our own compositions which are a mix of different African styles because the musicians have studied in different parts of Africa.
I love teaching children because I feel happiest when I play with them. In Senegal I would sometimes take my instruments and go and play for them in the village streets. Even the shy ones lose their shyness when I start drumming. If you teach in schools, you have to be ready to answer all sorts of questions as children want to know everything and anything but children always give you something back.
UK audiences are very good. If you ask people to stand up and dance here they do. I don't mind if people go a little crazy when we play - it is our duty to make them happy.
If I can't play I have to go somewhere where I can play. Drums are my medicine - music is my medicine.
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