Taabali

"The djembe is not only a musical instrument,but an instrument we live with, and through it we can express our emotions” Amadou says. Born in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso, Amadou Kienou is the seventh son in a family of praise singers of Dafing origin,a nomad tribe that settled down during the time of the Mandingue Empire. Praise singers from father to son,the Kienous are renowned and very popular professional dancers and musicians in Burkina Faso. Amadou has been initiated in music within his family,mostly by his father,the late Baba Kienou,a distinguished and famous djeli who brought his personal touch to big national and cultural events like the Djandjoba,in the sixties and young Amadou learned to play by his side,most of the traditional instruments:the djembé,the balafon,the doundoun,the tama and the n'goni. Amadou Kienou from 1986 on,became the main percussionst of the "Ensemble Instrumental du Burkina Faso".