Legendary master drummer of Senegal, a one-man repository of all that's old and new in Senegalese drum-lore.
"The vocals and the drums unite to generate an aura of terrifying majesty..." The Beat
...hot winds of mixed rhythmic and vocal counterpoint that’s so warm, deeply/sharply toned and mesmerising you can almost taste it. Absolutely brilliant!
..as clear as it is atmospheric, as complex as it is moving; you get the feeling that at the time, nothing else mattered to these musicians. Let them carry you away.
May/June 1994
Press review from: Sterns (UK)
The vocals and the drums unite to generate an aura of terrifying majesty...every track is animated with the verve and the erotic pulse of the best up-tempo gospel music.
November 1994
Press review from: The Beat (USA)
...the power and passion of the performance are captured perfectly.
1 August 1994
Press review from: Rock ‘n’ Reel (UK)
..booming, bludgeoning hypnotic vastness...
April 1994
Press review from: The Wire (UK)
With the Catholic singers, Muslim drummers and that deep African feel for rhythm, how could this music be anything but magical?
April/May 1994
Press review from: Voice Peninsula (UK)
..the result is rich and varied...powerful stuff...
April 1994
Press review from: Vox (UK)
...as rich and nuanced as a symphony.
March 1994
Press review from: On (UK)
..lusty bashing, reminiscent of the Burundi drummers but on a far greater scale.
12 March 1994
Press review from: Birmingham What’s On (UK)
..every phrase as clear as glass! Recorded on the Senegalese island of Gorée, this is MAGIC!
May 1994
Press review from: World Music (UK)
Rose’s rhythmic symphonies are precisely arranged and meticulously orchestrated with thunderous bass drums pounding the tempo...
July 1994
Press review from: Folk Roots (UK)
Voices from the Distant Steppe
The Last Prophet
