Abdoulaye Diabate March 25, 2011

Super Manden is a collective of musicians and music educators from Mali and Guinea, the creation of lead singer and guitarist Abdoulaye Diabate. Based in New York City, the music ensemble is dedicated to the performance and teaching of the Malinke oral tradition of Central West Africa known as Jaliya. Passed from generation to generation, this tradition forms the basis of the Manden culture of central West Africa. Super Manden seeks to increase the understanding of this 800 year old culture for artists as well as for audiences of all ages .