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Emilien Sanou Balafon percussions, voice, compositions (exc. 7)
>Robert Somé Balafon (2,3,4,5)


THE GROUP LAMOGOYA (1)
Henri Greindl Bass (1, 2, 6), recorder (2, 6), indian fiddle (2), percussions (1, 4, 6)
Pascal Chardome Claviers (1)
Daniel Stokart soprano saxophone, percussions (1)
Tonio Reina Drums, percussions
Beaudouin Dehaye Marimba, percussions (1)
Members of "La fête au village"
Njoli Longomo & Pépé Moindo Percussions (african drums) (2,7)

Contacts:

Mogno Music
T +32 (0)2 358 45 12
F +32 (0)2 358 47 15
Mail to : info at mognomusic.com
www.mognomusic.com

Lamogoya ASBL
39 rue de Russie
B-1060 Brussels
T+32 (0)2 537 59 24
T+32 (0)2 537 80 38
emiliensanou@skynet.be

Produced by: Lamogoya(1), Emilien Sanou (3, 4, 5) Emilien Sanou & Henri Greindl (2, 6, 7)
Recorded & mixed by: Patrick Cogniaux (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) et Henri Greindl (2, 6, 7)
Mastering: Chrisitine Verschorren - Studio Caraïbe
Photos: Claudine De Moor excepté "Lamogoya" par Luc Bériot.
Artwork: Signé Lazer

 

 

TERYIA ("L'AMITIÉ") - Emilen Sanou

Emilien Sanou, West-African balafon player/ drummer/ singer/ composer who builds his own instruments, presenting a selection of his different projects. Creative musicians from Africa and Europe collaborated with him to form the multi-cultural "Lamogoya", the roots-oriented "Duo Balafon" or the colourful "La Fête au Village".
01 Atinekoum (Emilien Sanou)
9’07’’
02 Boli (compositeur) 4’16’’
03 Bade (Sanou / Somé )
 5’29’’
04 Belouané (Sanou / Somé ) 3’59’’
05 Djougou (Sanou / Greindl ) 6’04’’
06 Nafiguya (Sanou )
 9’26’’
07 Ilubé Malili (Pépé Moindo / Sanou )
 3'23’’
    41’48’’

Emilien is a native of BURKINA FASO where, as a young city dweller, he discovers the anglo-saxon rock in the 70's and plays bass and guitar. His meeting with the master balafonist MAMA KOHNATE (leader of th FARAFINA group) provokes his attraction to what has to become his favorite instrument: the balafon.

He arrives in Brussels as a student in 79, precisely when the black music seduces the old continent and Emilien plays with musicians of varied styles and from very different horizons what leads him to create the group LAMOGOYA in 1982.

He teaches percussions in the frame of the Non-Profit Association LAMOGOYA WORLD RHYTM ACADEMY which he founded in 1990. This association also produces several shows built around african cultures, as e.g. the group "LA FËTE AU VILLAGE" that presents a mix of african culture based on sings, danses and percussions by artists from Zaïre (now Congo) and Burkina Faso.