Born in Senegal, he’s taken up the traditional position of the Griot, keeping he’s tribe’s history alive orally.
A percussion master (both studio session and live), famous for his work with the kora, he’s recorded with everyone from the Tom Tom Club and the Talking Heads to Jean-Luc Ponty, Jean-Michel Pilc and Bill Laswell.
APPEARANCES +
Pharoah Sanders
Bill Laswell Mix-Translations
2022, 
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, Future Jazz/Jazzdance
Victory*
The Broken Instrument
2018, 
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, Contemporary R&B
Stan Douglas
Luanda-Kinshasa
2016, 
,
, Jazz-Funk
Mice Parade
What It Means To Be Left-Handed
2010
Eddy Louiss
D’Un Jour A L’Autre ...
2009, 
,
, Soul-Jazz/Big Band
Jean Michel Pilc*
A Portrait - A Film By John McCormick
2009
Trilok Gurtu
Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla: The Definitive
2007
Joe Farnsworth
Drumspeak
2006
Jason Moran
Artist In Residence
2006
Jon Faddis
Teranga
2006, ,
, Bop
Jane Getter
See Jane Run
2005
HiM
Peoples
2005, ,
, Experimental
Jon Hassell
Maarifa Street (Magic Realism 2)
2005, ,
, Ambient/Fusion/Leftfield
Jon Hassell
Maarifa Street - Magic Realism 2
2005, 
,
, Abstract/Future Jazz/Ambient
Bill Laswell
Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission
2004, ,
, Dub/Downtempo
Talking Heads
The Best Of Talking Heads
2004, 
,
, New Wave/Pop Rock
Bill Laswell
Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission
2004, ,
, Dub/Downtempo
Steve Turre
One4J
2003, ,
, Bop
Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime
2003, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/New Wave/Art Rock/Experimental
Various
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (Music From The Motion Picture)
2003, 
,
, Soundtrack/Soft Rock/African/Contemporary R&B/Pop Rock/Downtempo/Breakbeat/Ragga/Latin
Jean-Michel Pilc
Cardinal Points
2003
HiM
Many In High Places Are Not Well
2003, ,
, Post Rock
Barbara Montgomery
Little Sunflower
2002
Sussan Deyhim , Reconstruction And Mix Translation Of Madman Of God By Bill Laswell
Shy Angels
2002, 
,
, Drum n Bass/Downtempo/Ambient
Tom Tom Club
Live @ The Clubhouse
2002, ,
, Trip Hop/Disco
Angélique Kidjo
Black Ivory Soul
2001, ,
, Tribal House/Jazzdance/Ballad/Contemporary R&B
Various
Red Hot + Indigo
2001
Gigi
Gigi
2001, ,
, Fusion/Drum n Bass/Reggae/Dub/Dark Jazz/African
Tom Tom Club
The Good The Bad And The Funky
2000, ,
, Downtempo/Pop Rock/Reggae-Pop/Trip Hop/Dancehall/Soul/Funk/Dub/Dance-pop/Leftfield
Eddy Louiss
Sang Mêlé ⊕
1999, ,
, Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Elisabeth Kontomanou
Embrace
1999
Pharoah Sanders With T. Gurtu* & Z. Hussain*
Save Our Children
1999, ,
, Bop/Future Jazz/Ambient
Seigen Ono / Arto Lindsay
Comme Des Garçons + Remix With Arto Lindsay
1998, 
,
, Bossa Nova/Modern Classical/Downtempo/Contemporary Jazz/Experimental
Various
Verve Today 98 (Volume 2)
1998, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/African
Omar Sosa, Orestes Vilato, Patato*, John Santos
Nuestro Mundo
1998,
Michel Petrucciani
The Best Of Michel Petrucciani - The Blue Note Years 1986-1994
1998, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Pharoah Sanders
Save Our Children
1998, ,
, Bop/Future Jazz/Ambient
Jean-Luc Ponty
No Absolute Time
1997
Patato*
Ritmo y Candela II: African Crossroads
1996
The Heads
No Talking Just Head
1996, ,
, Alternative Rock/New Wave/Indie Rock
David Arkenstone
Return Of The Guardians
1996
Various
World Space - Les Musiques Du Rêve
1994
Michel Petrucciani
Live
1994,
Jean-Luc Ponty
No Absolute Time
1993
Talking Heads
Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline
1992, ,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Punk/Synth-pop
Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime - The Best of Talking Heads
1992, ,
, Leftfield/Indie Rock
Seigen Ono
Comme Des Garçons Volume One + Two
1992, ,
, Bossanova/Avantgarde/Experimental
Eddy Louiss Et Multicolor Feeling Fanfare
Multicolor Feeling Fanfare - Live
1991
Louis Petrucciani
Mister Light
1991
Jean Luc Ponty*
Tchokola
1991
Lisa Fischer
So Intense
1991, ,
, Soul/Contemporary R&B/Synth-pop/House/Ballad
Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods
Walk On Water
1990, ,
, Downtempo/Synth-pop
Simple Minds
Street Fighting Years
1989, ,
, Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Arena Rock
Eddy Louiss
Multicolor Feeling - Fanfare
1989, ,
, Big Band
Seigen Ono
Comme Des Garçons Volume One
1989, ,
, Bossanova/Avantgarde
Simple Minds
Street Fighting Years
1989, 
,
, Pop Rock/New Wave/Synth-pop
Talking Heads
Naked
1988, ,
, Alternative Rock/New Wave
Talking Heads
(Nothing But) Flowers
1988, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Soukous
Talking Heads
Blind
1988, ,
, Leftfield/Synth-pop/Indie Rock
Talking Heads
Naked
1988, 
,
, Synth-pop/Indie Rock
Didier Lockwood
Have To Find A Way / Señorita
1987, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock
Salif Keita
Soro
1987
Mendes Mendes* Et O’Asah
Donna Kînjela
1987, ,
, Afrobeat
Eddy Louiss
Sang Mêlé
1987, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Boogie
Simon Jurad
Si T’es Antilles...
1987
Didier Lockwood
1.2.3.4
1987
Mike Ellis
What Else Is New?
1986
Ti Fock
Aniel
1986
Simon Jurad
Marie Soleil
1985
Sapho
Passions, Passons
1985, ,
, Synth-pop/New Wave
Zaka Percussion
Zaka Percussion
1984
Patino
Jungle Madness
1984, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Disco/Funk
Jon Hassell
Aka / Darbari / Java - Magic Realism
1983
Akendengue*
Awana W’Afrika
1983, ,
, African
Xalam
Ade - Festival Horizonte Berlin 79
1979
Le Xalam*
Daïda
1975, 
,
, African/Jazz-Rock
Various
Club Raï - North African Grooves
Salif Keita
Soro
, African/Griot
Jean-Luc Ponty
Tchokola
, Fusion/Afrobeat/Zouk
Jon Hassell With Dan Lanois*
Aka Darbari Java [Magic Realism]
, Abstract/Tribal/Experimental/Ambient
Salif Keita
Soro