Yalomba, a gifted vocalist and multi-instrumentalist (n’goni, n’dan and guitar) has shared the stage with Malian luminaries Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, Tinariwin and Afel Bocoum and has toured with Rokia Traoré. He has collaborated in the studio with Jazz and Afrobeat magus Cheik Tidiane Seck and counts Senegalese superstar Youssou N’dour, and Malian guitar great Habib Koité among his fans. He is also a featured artist on Grammy nominated Bassekou Kouyate’s new album “Ba Power”. Yalomba has performed for years in main world music events including WOMEX, Sfinks, and Les Escales. Repeatedly, audiences are amazed by his virtuosity, his high energy and unrelenting smile The eleven songs on Waati Sera, written by Yalomba, capture the essence of Nagnumani, which means “lovely”. The story is about a drum made of gold that set high in a tree. The King of the land, (Massake), claimed that whoever brought this drum to him could have the hand ...