Doudou Ndiaye Rose (born Mamadou Ndiaye; 28 July 1930 – 19 August 2015) was a

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ese drummer, composer and band leader, and was the recognized modern

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of Senegal's traditional drum, the

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(West African bard caste) family, Ndiaye Rose began performing in the 1930s, but continued to make his living as a plumber for some time. Shortly before Senegalese independence he performed with

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, and became a favorite with Dakar audiences. In 1960 he made the first head of the Senegalese National Ballet, and in the 1970s with his Doudou Ndiaye Rose Orchestra. He also collaborated with

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and the

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. In 2006, he was declared a "living human treasure" by the UN cultural agency for keeping alive traditional rhythms. His final concerts were recently, with a festival in celebration of his 85th birthday, Deggi Daaj International, with whom he collaborated intimately since 2012, which is dedicated to the evolution & transmission of Doudou Ndiaye Rose's rhythm science, beyond the borders of Senegal, the African continent, and his lifetime.

Family of drummers

Born in

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, into a family of

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royals, he was the founder and chief drum major of the Drummers of West Africa (all members of his family), with which he also performed. He also led an all-female drum group called Les Rosettes, composed entirely of his own daughters and granddaughters.

Styles

Ndiaye Rose was purported to have developed 500 new rhythms, and, indeed, his music is quite complex, featuring ever-changing rhythmic structures which he conducted with his trademark vigorous style.
He also invented new types of drum.

Recorded work

Perhaps his most well-known album, ''Djabote'' ( Real World CDRW43), features 12 tracks recorded on the Isle of

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in March 1991. It was recorded in one week with his group of 50 drummers and the Julien Jouga's Choir, an 80-member, all-female

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. Ndiaye Rose performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Alan Stivell ("

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, the

, Peter Gabriel,

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and

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. He is also featured in the remix of "The Warning" by Nine Inch Nails, which was on their album ''

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''.

Films

*''Djabote: Senegalese Drumming & Song From Master Drummer Doudou Ndiaye Rose'' (1993). Directed by Béatrice Soulé and Eric Millot. Montpelier, Vermont: Multicultural Media.

References

External links

"Doudou Ndiaye Rose: The Griot, the Drum Master"
from The Oral Tradition site.

Africa Nouvelles. 2008.
Doudou NDiaye Rose The master of Senegalese percussion
Radio France International, 18 April 2005.
"50 ans de présence sur scène: Doudou Ndiaye Rose, prophète chez lui"
''Le Quotidien'', 28 April 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndiaye Rose, Doudou 1930 births 2015 deaths Senegalese drummers People from Dakar Real World Records artists Sabar players