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Performing at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea - 2022

Musa performing with the band Joko

Musa’s Studio Gambia Project

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Musa is currently based in Brighton, UK and has lived in England since the early 1990s. Over the years Musa has performed in leading Gambian Cultural Festivals throughout Europe, concerts throughout the UK and traditional arts projects. Musa has also lead workshops in UK schools and cultural exchange projects with Gambian schools. Bands Musa has played with include Ifang Bondi, The Africa Express, Joko, Alan Skidmore & Ubizo, TAPS, Boka Halat, Gelawarr and Njom Music Band. Musa also set up his own band, XamXam.

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MUSA M'BOOB

Gambian master percussionist and lead vocalist Musa M'boob brings audiences an electrifying blend of Afro Manding fusion and tantalizing traditional West
African rhythms stemming from the vibrant life and cultures of the smiling coast of Africa.

Blending traditional instruments with modern electronic guitars to meet the demands of an international audience and a 21st century African diaspora, Musa has established a reputation as a true entertainer and a master of his art through his creativity and innovative approach to West African Music.

Musa learned his craft with 'The Gambian'; pioneers of Afro-Manding music, and the Ifang Bondi Band going on to make a name for himself with his unique style and approach to making the dance floor rock.

Musa Mboob is one of Gambia's leading percussionists and has dedicated his life to working to promote Gambian culture and share his talent with people around the world through live performances, workshops and traditional ceremonies.

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PROJECTS

Throughout Musa’s career he has promoted Gambian music and collaborated with musicians from all over the world. Alongside the project listed below Musa has also worked with many other organizations including Gambian societies and cultural festivals throughout Europe, the Bletchley Education Arts Centre in Redhill UK, the Sotokoto Project, Music for Change, Griot World, Traditional Arts Projects (TAPS) and The Africa Express group.

Here are a selection of some of the projects Musa has created. The projects below have all been supported by the Arts Council England who have been very supportive over the years to make these projects possible.

World Music Show 2020

A collaboration with musicians from Columbia, Tanzania and Gambia sharing their local musical styles with each other along with a group of musicians from the UK. Each of the artist shared a selection of songs from their local country and taught the group how to play them. Then the group as a whole re-worked the songs adding their own personal twist. The end result of the project will be a single concert at The Brunswick in Hove where all the songs will be performed live to an audience.

Bollo 2017

Bollo means an interaction between two cultures or tribes working together for common goal. This was a collaboration between musicians and dancers exploring how music and dance works together. A group of musicians and dancers traveled with Musa to the Gambia and worked with local musicians and dancers to explore the differences of their styles. Upon returning to the UK they performed a series of concerts showcasing the music and dance created from the project.

HamHam 2007

HamHam means exchanging knowledge and involved taking a group of musicians to the Gambia who worked with four different tribes.

Musa took his band XamXam with him, along with other creative people including a belly dancer o Egyptian original living in the UK. The result was an amazing, creative fusion of performance styles and creative energy.

Watching West African music brought to life through movement was exciting.

Jokka Adda 2003

Jokka Adda means cultural collaboration and involved two British musicians traveling around the Gambia with Musa working with many local musicians and recording many songs.

This was part of a South East Arts Council funded project and they recorded many songs while in the Gambia. The inter-cultural fusion lead to exciting sounds being created as a result of the trip. Musa continues to champion fusion music through various artistic collaborations.

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MMANAGEMENT | hello@musamboob.com, +44 (0)7856 797736

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