BARAKA
BARAKA
BARAKA is a unique combination of musicians from Ghana, Senegal, Dominica and Northern and Southern Ireland. Each musician contributes his individual sound and style - Reggae featuring a Kora and Djembe, Township with a Calypso bassline, Hilife with Blues Harmonica, Soca with Balafon and Flute. Baraka features musical collaborations that you are unlikely to hear with any other band. This is not just one person's music translated by backing musicians, as so many"world" music bands seem to be. Baraka is edgy, experimental and innovative without losing sight of the fact that entertainment is the key.
BARAKA
is fronted by Ben Baddoo, Master Drummer and Dancer from Ghana, on Percussion and Balafon, delivering a potent combination of driving rhythms and subtle vocals. Paul Bradley from Northern Ireland adds his unique brand of funky guitar and vocals. Royston Gage from the Commonwealth of Dominica brings in the Caribbean influence on bass. Two other Irishmen complete the line up, Mark Bradley on drums delivers the rhythmic heartbeat, and Brendan Whitmore adds the finishing touches with some explosive Saxophone, Flute and Harmonica. BARAKA is regularly augmented by Special Guest Modou Cissoko from Senegal on Kora and Djembe.
Baraka's music has been described as Afro Caribbean, Ghanaian Hilife, Township, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, and in reality is a combination of all of the above.
