Ladji "Papa Ladji" Camara
Biographical Information
Born: Guinea
References
Charry, Eric. 2000. Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press.
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Serious interest in the jembe in the United States began when Ladji Camara, a lead drummer with Les Ballets Africains, relocated there in the early 1960s to perform and teach.
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Ladji Camara, Famoudou Konate, Adama Drame, and Mamady Keita, all former lead jembe players with national ballets, along with many of their compatriots, have established new and enduring jembe traditions abroad, expanding frontiers and bringing questions of authenticity face to face with literally thens of thousands of new players.
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Discography
ยท da monzond; kele ma'nyid/s; tubakad