Spaarndammerstraat 802
1013TK Amsterdam
Netherlands

http://www.mdungu.com

African music by Mdungu is a strong experience: when the band kicks off and the music takes over the groove is king, and that's the way it should be.

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• phone: +31 20 4230823
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activities

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participation in

• WOMEX 2007
• WOMEX 2008
• WOMEX 2009
• WOMEX 2010
• WOMEX 2011

stand number WOMEX 2011: J.09

company description

Saturday 29/10/11 22:45 | Koncerthuset: offWOMEX (Studio 2)

Mdungu is a nine piece band based in Amsterdam. The musicians from Holland, Luxembourg, Spain and Gambia bring their music with skill, flair and energy that is irresistible to any audience. African music by Mdungu is a strong musical experience: it funks, it grooves, it moves your feet and feeds your soul. The percussion is dazzling, the melodies enchanting and the vocals captivating, creating a chemical reaction that makes people start dancing and romancing. The moment Mdungu kicks off and the music takes over there is no future, no past. No borders, no passport. The groove is king, and that's the way it should be.

This fall Mdungu releases their second album titled Gambian Space Program. This new album is a true group effort of nine musicians working and growing extensively together since the release of their debut album Afro What?. They have toured intensively in Holland, but also abroad in a.o. Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Turkey, China and Korea. Gambian Space Program shows what the band is about today. African music is the point of departure, taking their sounds through many sideroads and galaxies and thus creating their own space where they like to be.


AFRO WHAT? is Mdungu's debut album released in May 2009. The album was very well received in the Benelux and has been released in the rest of Europe in the fall of 2009. The recordings are mixed by producer/guitarist Justin Adams, who is well known from his award winning work with Tinariwen, his own group the Justin Adams / Juldeh Camara Trio and Robert Plants Strange Sensation.

Mdungu was founded in 2003 by alto saxophonist Thijs van Milligen. From the start Mdungu is a most welcome guest on international stages and festivals in the world music, pop and jazz scene. After the release of their debut album in 2009 they toured intensively in Holland and abroad. A few of the venues they played are: the dlr Festival of World Cultures, Ireland; Frequenzen Festival, Germany; Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Antwerp; the Music Meeting, Nijmegen; Amsterdam Roots; Dunya Festival, Rotterdam; Eurosonic/Noorderslag; Paradiso, Amsterdam, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Jarasum Jazz Festival Korea.

Mdungu receives financial support from the Music Xport programme for 2011/2012: an initiative of Buma Cultuur and Music Center the Netherlands (MCN) that aims to enhance the profile of Dutch artists abroad, and hence to extend their possibilities.

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