Drummer and Song Writer, Élage mixes traditional music from his home country Senegal and modern music. The result is a sensasional music inspired from his African roots.
As a direct descendant of a griot family, he started playing the traditional drums of Senegal at the age of 8, of which are composed of 5 different types of drums which are named Sabaars: (the Mbunkhe-Mbunkhe, Nder, Lambe, Thieule, Goronkhe and also the Djémbé and the Talking Drum (Tama).
In 1999 in Montreal, he mets the Diouf brothers, former members of the band Faxass Sico. One year later, he played at the Safari Park during the Festival Nuits D'Afrique of Montreal with the ballet group Taafé Fanga and in other events.In 2002, he met the Mighty POPO band and has been a member since. Together, they have performed everywhere in the country.
n 2004, Élage traveled with the band for a tour through Canada locations included: River Edge Festival (Ont), Guelph Multicultural Festival (Ont), Ibuta Rwanda Festival (Ont), Stan Rogers Music Festival (Canso, NS), Saltspring Island Musicfest (Courtenay, BC), Harrison Festival (Harrison Hot Springs, BC), South Country Fair (Fort Macleod, AB), Calgary Folk Fest (Calgary, AB), Les Franco Folies of Montreal (Montreal, QC) as long as the Festival Timbuktu Les Transarts Africains (St Herbert, Montreal), Ottawa Folk Festival (Ottawa, Ont), Black Sheep (Wakefield, QC), 10th Anniversary of the victimes of the genocide in Rwanda (Montreal, QC) and at the Conseil National du Racisme (Ottawa, Ont). He is also implicated in special events at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (Children Museum) and in fund raising activities for AMREF Canada (Toronto, Ont), UNESCO Canada fight against slavery (Ottawa, Ont) and others.
Since 2002, Élage works in close cooperation with his brother and friend Abdou Sy (member of the Jokko group). Together they mix traditional music from Sénégal and modern music. They are working in the upcoming album "Askane".
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