Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 1991

Members: Nahimana Placide, Mbazumutima Adelin, Baranshakaje Antime, Mpitabakana Marc, Ntakarutimana Benoît, Mpfayokurera Joachin, Sindaharaye Donatien, Nyambikiye Pasteur, Masabarakiza Joseph, Mpitabakana Vital, Ntirandekura Côme, Mpitabavuma Juvénal, Ncurira Laurent, Congera Alchades, Bacanamwo Joseph, Habonimana Marc, Nkunzimana Nazaire, Ndayarinze Aquilin, Cimpaye Déogratias, Mboninyeretse Dominique

The Drummers of Burundi are Master Drummers from the small African country between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. Their performances are as much a spectacle of dance as music. A crescent of around a dozen great log drums, made from hollowed-out tree trunks covered with dried animal skins. The Drummers of Burundi first took the UK by storm at the legendary inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Over the last 20 years they have been a major influence on various musicians worldwide.