Singer, songwriter and drummer, Mohammed Alidu and his band The Bizung Family, create dynamic and vibrant West African highlife and Afropop music. The Bizung Family fuses traditional and contemporary elements from West Africa and Madagascar, creating a totally unique and passionately African sound.
At the heart of The Bizung Family is Master Drummer Mohammed Alidu who was born into a lineage of talking drum players from Northern Ghana. With Alidu composing and arranging the music, much of the band’s distinct and original sound comes from his compositions – compositions that pulsate from a percussionist’s perspective and contagiously inspire the audience to dance. The instrumentation that accompanies Alidu’s singing ranges from guitar, sax and keyboards to traditional African instruments such as the djembe, talking drum and kpanlogo drum.
Mohammed Alidu is available for performances - traditional and World music and corporate and school workshops (elementary- university level). Private/group lessons and drum repair of all kinds are also available. Mohammed Alidu also has a state of the art recording studio which can be rented by the hour or project, with or without a technician.
Please check out his site for more information: www.bizung.com
The Bizung Family can do shows from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Song List
1. Tonight
2. Salbee
3. Tabli Tabli
4. Ayikaso
5. Nantoo
6. Take a Look
7. Baby You Know
8. Land of Fire
9. Chekslanga
10. Bomadalarishee
11. In My Hometown
12. On Y Va Africa
13. So Long *
14. I Got You Baby *
15. Boogie Africa *
16. Angelina *
17. Mister Music *
18. Goray *
19. Together As One *
* cover tunes
All other songs are original material.
