Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician. Maal formed the group Daande Lenol developing a distinctive sound fusing traditional African instruments with an electronic approach.
These are photos from concerts where Baaba Maal played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Mary Holland, Aurora Colson, Wild Willy Barrett, John Devine.
Cambridge Folk Festival Jul 28 - 31, 2016 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Craig Hatfield
Echo Town
Will Varley
Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton
Gogol Bordello
Imelda May
Edward II
Christy Moore
Baaba Maal
Glastonbury Festival 2016 Jun 22 - 26, 2016 Pilton, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Peter Nieuwkoop
