Ethno-fusion: African drummer Mokhtar Samba will present a mixed bag of beats in his series of shows at No Black Tie.
African and world rhythms set to fire up Mokhtar Samba’s shows.
His name may not be instantly familiar, but a who’s who of the fusion scene listed on his glittering CV instantly suggests Mokhtar Samba, the drummer/percussionist of Senegalese (father) and Moroccan (mother) descent, to be a journeyman who’s paid his dues. Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorious, Jean Luc Ponty, Youssou N’Dour ... these are merely some of the musicians the France-based musician has kept a groove with.
