Folk Bands and Artists
Malick Mbengue
Cadiz
Malick was born in Cadiz and grew up surrounded by African and flamenco-influenced music. His self-taught cajon and djembe playing began at the age of 7 and it was at the young age of 12 that he and Leo Power, together with Nino Ruiz, formed a band, ‘Aguatapa’. Malick has studied percussion, drumming, classical and contemporary, in Cadiz and London. He’s played in Jazz bands and with the “Gaditano” (from Cadiz) band Tumbando a Monk, giving the music of Thelonious Monk a Latin jazz twist.
Genre: Flamenco
