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Biography
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Abdou M'Boup
Real name: Abdou M'Boup
Effective period / Period of releases: 1995 - 2003
Born in Senegal, he's taken up the traditional position of the "Griot", keeping he's tribe's history alive orally.A percussion master (both studio session and live), famous for his work with the kora, he's recorded with everyone from the Tom Tom Club and the Talking Heads to Jean-Luc Ponty, Jean-Michel Pilc and Bill Laswell.