Ahmad Compaoré

Drummer, composer and rare improviser, Ahmad Compaoré confirms his singular talent alongside Fred Frith, Marc Ribot, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Otomo Yoshihide, Barre Phillips or Egyptian choreographer Karima Mansour. With a constant craving for exploration and discovery, he shares his creativeness between music, dance, theatre and digital art. The year 2007 is marked by the formation of the AHMAD COMPAORÉ QUINTET proposing a unique repertoire mixing jazz, soul, funk and electronic music. Recipient of the Culturesfrance "Hors Les Murs" award in 2005 and 2008, he lived in India and Japan as part of residencies of creation. Free from boundaries, Ahmad Compaoré equally enjoys the most extreme experiences in alternative and improvised music, jazz, fusion and world music. He also teaches drums and contemporary percussion instruments through his association La Boîte à Musique in Marseilles. Ahmad Compaoré prepares a new album continuing his journey on the road of rhythms, those of a musician without borders...