376 9th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215

The Mandingo Ambassadors originally formed in Guinea, West Africa in the late 1960s by guitarist Mamady Djelike Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea's most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic '60s Guinean mandingo music.

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Added by Upcoming Robot on February 12, 2011