Toubab is a group of American musicians dedicated to learning and performing
traditional music from Africa. David Gilden has been traveling regularly to
West Africa to study the 21-string kora harp for the past 15 years. Banning Eyre plays guitar
and Dirck Westervelt plays banjo and bass. They have spent time
in Bamako, Mali, and Harare, Zimbabwe learning from masters, including Djelimady Tounkara,
lead guitarist for the Super Rail Band, kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate, and in Zimbabwe,
Chimurenga kings Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited.
Band Photos | Demo: West African Ensemble 1.5mb. Mp3
Band page | Judd Hill Studio | Dirck Westervelt: dirckwestervelt@earthlink.net | Mailing List
Telephone: (203) 263-5808