Folk Bands and Artists
Amadou Diagne
Amadou Diagne is a musician who has the traditions of West Africa at his fingertips, not least from his years as a key member of the legendary Youssou N´Dour´s band. Amadou comes from a Griot family line of percussionists and praise singers from the area around Dakar in Senegal. Though Amadou draws heavily on the traditional music and rhythms of West Africa, since moving to England he has been busy forging his own musical identity as a singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist. He writes and performs most of his songs in Wolof the most widely spoken language in Senegal, with some French and English in the mix. As a guitarist he has developed a unique and intricate guitar style to accompany himself which draws on his skills as a percussionist. Amadou has a love of improvisation and an eclectic musical inspiration when playing, exploring the instrument delighting in the rhythmic possibilities within the melodies he composes.
