Doudou N'Diaye Rose

Doudou N'Diaye Rose
Doudou N'Diaye Rose, 2014
Background information
Born
Mamadou N'Diaye

(1930-07-28)28 July 1930
Dakar, Senegal
Died19 August 2015(2015-08-19) (aged 85)
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • bandleader
InstrumentSabar drums
Years active1930s–2015
LabelReal World
Formerly ofDrummers of West Africa, Les Rosettes

Doudou N'Diaye Rose (born Mamadou N'Diaye; 28 July 1930 – 19 August 2015) was a Senegalese drummer, composer, and bandleader, and was the recognized modern master of Senegal's traditional drum, the sabar. He was the father of a musical dynasty that includes some of the most successful traditional musicians of contemporary West Africa. He was one of the first musicians to bring Senegalese traditional music to the attention of the world.

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