Tim Winsé and the Wassamana

Six musicians fuse African and Western elements: Burkina Faso’s musical answer to Afro Beat. Followed by: DJ Alex

"Tim Winsé is a musician and composer on Africa’s new music scene. He has the gift of being able to fuse the traditional roots of his music with elements of Western music such as Rock and Jazz to formulate an exciting musical message. Before Tim Winsé founded his own group he had been a highly sought-after musician and composer on Burkina Faso’s contemporary dance scene. He composed the music for many pieces by salia ni seydou and Kongo Ba Teria."(Koffi Kôkô)

Singer, cora, composition: Tim Winsé

Keyboard: Ben Kporha

Bass: Alain Nyame

Rhythm guitar: Saïdou Sangare

Percussion: Simon Winsé

Drums: Abdoulaye Zon