Four-piece percussion ensemble founded in 1973 by Maham Konte, later becoming an eight-piece. Based in Geneva, they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the early '80s and toured in Europe and Japan. They played at the televised Mandela birthday party in London in 1988, and recorded with the Rolling Stones the next year. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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Farafina plays traditional West African percussion and dance music rooted in the sounds of balafons, koras, and djembes, integrated with global jazz and contemporary arrangements.
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Farafina's live performances feature high-energy drumming, intricate balafon melodies, and vibrant traditional West African dance.
