Ibou Tall, Jazzmates

Eclectic quintet brings 'Senjazz' to Penzance

Born in 2013, Ibou Tall & Jazzmates is an eclectic quintet that showcases the unique “Senjazz” style, also known as “Senegalese Influenced Jazz.” Senjazz ingeniously blends Afro rhythms with jazz harmonies, infusing Ibou’s Senegalese heritage into the captivating rhythms and melodies of Senegal.
Over the past decade, Ibou Tall has performed at numerous festivals across the UK, leaving audiences spellbound by the mesmerising sound of Afro-Senegalese jazz.

Ibou Tall was born in Dakar and is considered among Senegal’s leading jazz composers. Playing in numerous street band projects before joining the singer Alioune Mbaye Nder through the record label Africa Fete as a composer and bandleader.

From 1995 to 2002, Ibou’s collaboration with Nder led to 10 albums, including many number-one hits on the Senegalese charts. After touring with Nder in Europe, Africa, USA, and recording with Baba Maal, the performing singer of the marvel movie score Black Panther, Ibou created his label Talli. B Productions to start his solo career in 2002.

For the last 20 years, Ibou has worked on numerous international projects as a musical director or session musician, such as “The Melting Pot Jazz Trio”, “Nobody’s Perfect” album from MC Sketchy, the Mankala band, the Matuki band, the “Xamlé” project, “Ibou Tall and Jazzmates”, the “Traitors” thriller series recording score for channel 4, and the “Femme Qui Suis Je sans Mari” documentary released by TV5 France.

In 2020, Ibou joined dBs to complete a first degree in film/television while directing the Jazzmates band, producing side projects, and producing film scores.

Ibou is working on his third documentary score for the French company “Paroles Tissées”.

To hear some of that mesmewrising sound, go to https://youtu.be/Lf60HUQ1h9E