Yamadu Bani Dunbia (1917–2002) was a notable djembe master drummer from Bamako, Mali.
Dunbia was born in 1917 in west Mali and served in the French colonial army during the World War II.
After the war he found himself in the Malian capital Bamako.
After the Malian independence in the 60's, the celebration culture in Bamako boomed, and Dunbia became a well known performer, keeping his reputation until 2002 when he died.
The recordings were made in a school yard in Bamako without rehearsals, notation or similar and in a single shot.