A virtuosic and multi-layered debut of West African percussion combined with a Middle Eastern temperament. Israeli percussionist Ben Aylon has been studying Senegalese sabar drumming since 2008. For several years he studied with Aly N'Diaye Rose, son of the legendary sabar master Doudou N'Diaye Rose. He developed the "one man tribe" game, a hybrid drumming technique with a set of 10 different African
… drums. In this way, he single-handedly creates the massive sound of a percussion band. Aylon took seven years to create his debut Xalam, in different places around the world. Xalam refers to the ancient West African lute xalam, but pronounced "khalam" it means "dream" in Hebrew. In addition to the drums, Aylon also plays several ngonis (acoustic stringed instrument) and an electric guitar in the melodic and percussive style of Bassekou Kouyate. In addition to the legendary Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Senegalese singers Khaira Arby and Amy Sacko and Israeli-Ethiopian singer Aveva also collaborated. (SvdP)more
