Mamadou & SamaYoon

Mamadou & Sama Yoon are addictive rhythms from the border of ethnofolk, afrobeat, oriental, jazz and reggae that mesmerize and make you dance. The band was founded on the initiative of Mamadou Diouf, a charismatic Senegalese artist who has recorded several albums with artists such as Włodzimierz Kiniorski or Voo Voo, and the saxophonist Grzegorz Rytka (Daab, Szwagierkolaska), who invited musicians who play every day in well-known Polish bands, such as T.Love, Daab or Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa to cooperation. As a result of the meeting of so many diverse musical personalities, a multicultural, professional and artistically complete project was born, which brings a fresh, Slavic-African breath to the world music scene.

The concerts become an exciting journey through African culture and customs thanks to this. Combined with the dance character of the songs, they become excellent food for both body and soul.

The song lyrics are mainly in Wolof (singer Mamadou Diouf's native language). They tell about longing for the country, love, tradition, respect for other people, and the search for knowledge.

In April 2016, the band released the album "Umbada" on the For Tune label, which was on the prestigious WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE list among the best 2016 albums in Europe. Since then, the band has played dozens of concerts and performed at prestigious festivals in Poland and worldwide (including GLOBALTICA, Ethno Port, Budapest Ritmo, One Caucasus).