JFA PResents: Abdou Mboup & Waakaw
August 25, 2021 7:00 pm - August 25, 2021 8:30 pm
Pier 84 Hudson River Park | Free
In Partnership with the Hudson River Park Trust
Abdou Mboup was born in the small town of Kebemer, Senegal to a family of oral historians and musicians. Having studied traditional drum under the tutelage of his family, Abdou soon became a key figure in the development of the Mbalax style (Senegalese dance music).
As a player, he has collaborated with Nina Simone, Joe Zawinul Syndicate , Kenny Barron,Hary Belafonte, Michel Petrucciani, Eddy Louiss, Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Joe Chambers, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Billy Higgins, Joe Lovano, Bob Stewart, David Murray, Bill Laswell, Jason Moran, Regina Carter, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronny Jordan, George Cables,Toots Thielmans, Africa Bamba, Jon Lurie, Chico Freeman, Craig Harris, Richard Galliano,, Michel Portal, Claude Nougaro, Didier Malherbe, Johnny Clegg, Manu Dibango.Abdou currently taught World Music Rhythm at the New School University, New York and live in Union City New Jersey. He is the leader of his own band WAAKAW, meaning “country people in his native wolof of Senegal.
Abdou Mboup was born in the small town of Kebemer, Senegal to a family of oral historians and musicians. Having studied traditional drum under the tutelage of his family, Abdou soon became a key figure in the development of the Mbalax style (Senegalese dance music).
As a player, he has collaborated with Nina Simone, Joe Zawinul Syndicate , Kenny Barron,Hary Belafonte, Michel Petrucciani, Eddy Louiss, Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Joe Chambers, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Billy Higgins, Joe Lovano, Bob Stewart, David Murray, Bill Laswell, Jason Moran, Regina Carter, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronny Jordan, George Cables,Toots Thielmans, Africa Bamba, Jon Lurie, Chico Freeman, Craig Harris, Richard Galliano,, Michel Portal, Claude Nougaro, Didier Malherbe, Johnny Clegg, Manu Dibango.Abdou currently taught World Music Rhythm at the New School University, New York and live in Union City New Jersey. He is the leader of his own band WAAKAW, meaning “country people in his native wolof of Senegal.
