West African Griot Music and Dance

Mandingue Afro-Welsh Fusions

The Successors of the Mandingue bring you an African interactive music experience and a cultural exchange of percussion, music, drumming, singing, and dance.

Based in Cardiff, Wales, we build bridges between musical cultures; bringing artists, communities, and their ideas together.  The company’s original influences and artistic practice being rooted in authentic West African traditions.  There are four main strands to our work: artist management & professional artistic performance, collaboration projects, community engagement & workshops, and our Dathliad Cymru-Affrica festival events.

Our offer ranges from introductory education in West African music & culture with djembe and balafon, right through to main stage festival and tour performances.