Hama Sankare | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Alpha Ousmane “Hama” Sankaré (aka Pedro) is a legend. He has anchored the bands of many great artists of Mali: Ali Farka Toure, Afel Bocoum, le Troupe Regionale de Niafunké, l’Orchestre de Gao, Songhoy Allstars, and Mamadou Kelly’s BanKaiNa. Hama’s percussion and vocals can be heard on many of Mali’s seminal recordings. He is the master of and defined the playing style of contemporary calabash percussion. He has toured the world. His influence is unchallenged, as composer, arranger and instrumentalist.