Congo
Tambours de Brazza first found this "Given strength" in the Congo's capital Brazzaville, where Emile Biayenda, jazz drummer and founder of the band, gathered together hundreds of young Ngoma drummers from all over the country. Their revolutionary style will become a model for a new generation of musicians.
This "strength" helped them survive a civil war that devastesdthe Congo, in 1997, after a major european tour, unable to return to their country, they were forced for a while to settle in Cotonou the main port of Bénin, and from there to make their voice heard throughout Europe, West Africa, Hong Kong and Japan, before settling in France 2001.
The group was brought together in 1991 by drummer, percussionist and author/composer, Emile Biayenda who had been working in reggae, jazz and traditional music ensemble.
Les Tambours de Brazza fuse heritage with modernity: traditional instruments give the Bass-guitar, the guitar,and Sanza à jazz-like resonance.
This "strength" helped them survive a civil war that devastesdthe Congo, in 1997, after a major european tour, unable to return to their country, they were forced for a while to settle in Cotonou the main port of Bénin, and from there to make their voice heard throughout Europe, West Africa, Hong Kong and Japan, before settling in France 2001.
The group was brought together in 1991 by drummer, percussionist and author/composer, Emile Biayenda who had been working in reggae, jazz and traditional music ensemble.
Les Tambours de Brazza fuse heritage with modernity: traditional instruments give the Bass-guitar, the guitar,and Sanza à jazz-like resonance.
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