Listen to "Cocory" from Adama Bilorou's soon-to-be-released album "Mandingo Experience"

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Biography

Adama “Bilorou” Dembele was destined from birth to be a musician, through his family, his African origins and the centuries-long traditions of his part of the world. Adama was born into a family of griots in Burkina Faso, West Africa in the early 1980s. From a tender age, he learned the arts and knowledge of his caste and traveled throughout Africa and the rest of the world in the tradition of his ancestors. He has worked with many groups, including Fathin (from Burkina), bringing him to the present… Today, Adama brings together modern and Mandingo-inspired cross-genre music in a single group, with a traditional show that helps perpetuate the Mandingo culture of griots as dancers, storytellers and musicians.  Bilorou Mandingo Xperience: The group seeks to give expression to musical cross-pollinations with traditional African inspiration (soukouss, zoua, mbalax, mandingue) and a wide array of influences, including funk, hip-hop, blues, classic, jazz, and reggae music. Adama’s original compositions spawn a modern, original musical universe free of restraints, enchanting listeners from the first refrains.