Track 7 | Mamar Kassey

Artist: Mamar Kassey Premiered on Mon, 24 Oct 2022, at The Music of Niger 5, curated by Yacouba Moumouni. Mamar Kassey is a jazz-pop-ethnic band from Niger. It is named after a legendary warrior who extended the Songhai Empire into the Sahara. The band's leader is singer and flutist Yacouba Moumouni. The group combines traditional Hausa, Djerma, Fula, and Songhai rhythms, instruments such as the molo (a lute with a skin-covered body), and modern instruments such as the electric bass. Their sound also incorporates western jazz, Moroccan and Latin music.