" In the Bambara language of West Africa, Benyoro means meeting place, and that's exactly what this group is. It's about the meeting of traditional and modern instruments, African and American musicians, and centuries-old songs and modern arrangements. Led by guitarist and ngoni fola Sam Dickey with members hailing from such exotic locales as Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Martinique, and Wisconsin, Benyoro plays music that comes out of centuries of tradition, but has been modernized and transformed into a sound that is unstoppably danceable. The sonorous, stately melodies of traditional jeliya (praise-singing) are sped up and reconfigured into infectious grooves, but even in the midst of all the movement, the reflective core of the music remains. With this meeting of meditative tradition and raucous dance music, Benyoro is a celebration of the communal and universal nature of West African music. " - From http://www.reverbnation.com/benyoro

Yacouba Sissoko- Kora
Sam Dickey- Guitar and Djelingoni
Patrice Blanchard- Bass
Andy Algire- Drums and Bala
Idrissa Koné- Taman
Luke Quaranta- Djembe