Seneke Sillah is Mbilla Arts' lead musician and was a founding director of the company. Seneke was born in The Gambia in West Africa and from an early age demonstrated a talent for playing mbalax, the traditional music of the Wolof people of The Gambia and Senegal, which is played on sabar drums. In his teens he began playing sabar at social occasions and religious ceremonies with various cultural troupes. Later, he was mentored in the art of playing djembe by master drummers including the late Thomas Camara from Guinea. In his early 20’s he joined groups providing entertainment in the Gambian tourist industry. After moving to the UK in 2004, he began teaching and performing in London. In 2006 he was a co-founder of Mbilla Arts CIC and is the company’s lead musician.
He has over 15 years’ experience leading African drumming workshops and performing in corporate, education and community settings in the UK.
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