Bolokada Conde

Moussa "Bolokada" Conde is a master drummer from Kissidougou, Guinea, an expert of Malinke or Mandinka rhythms, and one of the world's foremost djembefolas.

He joined the Les Percussions de Guinée[1] to replace Noumoudy Keïta as their lead drummer.

He has traveled and performed in major venues all over the world since 1996 and was featured in the IMAX movie PULSE: a Stomp Odyssey.

He was Artist Associate at the Robert E. Brown Center For World Music at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, having previously been a visiting lecturer from 2008 to 2011.

He is also the musical director and lead soloist of Ballet Waraba in North Carolina, Ballet Wassa-Wassa in Santa Cruz, California, California, and Les Percussion Malinke in the San Francisco Bay area.