More than fifteen years now the Senegalese Mamadou M‘Baye – member of an old Griot family – has been a cultural ambassador in Europe, regarding himself as a modern traditionalist. In the original meaning of his African culture a dancer as much as a musician and storyteller Mamadou considers himself mainly as a cultural go-between.
Mamadou M’Baye is first of all dancer, musician and poet, relating to his African culture, an ambassador between people and personalities of different cultures. He is an examplary intermediator of the relationship between the dancing body and the rhythm of the percussion. He is a storyteller, which plays an important part in his own choreografies and compositions.