About Nansady Keita

Nansady is a Guinean djembé-fola and nephew of internationally renowned djembé-master Famoudou Konaté. Nansady is considered a successor of Famoudou as a traditional village drummer. Nansady has performed and taught around the world (USA, Holland, UK, France, Germany, Japan) and toured with Famoudou Konaté's ensembles to Japan and Europe. Nansady features on six of the CD's Famoudou has released including most recently Hamana Namun. Nansady also has his own CD, Hamana Kalu (released May 2008).  He is a member of a traditional West African performance group Fankabah in Guinea-Conakry, and he leads two British based ensembles in the UK, Sodeya and Meereeya Bedeh.  Read Nansady's biography.

Nansady Keita at WOMAD Charlton Park, 2007
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