Youssoupha Sidibe and the Mystic Rhythms Band

Youssoupha was recently featured on a national BBC recording you can hear here – http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/26/festival-of-harps/

Youssoupha recorded a single with Michael Franti recently who had his first platinum single in 09’ See the encore from the Warfield SF with Youssoupha to get a sense of how much the crowd and fellow musicians love Youssoupha!

w/ Michael Franti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NzS-NsxxxM

w/ Grammy Winning India Arie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIfGGalE6kM&feature=related ( for 13,000 people)

w/ Grammy Nominated Matisyahu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J06DrYlSVwo

http://vimeo.com/5400045 ( for 15,000 people Encore) at 0:43 sound clears up

w/ Midnite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I01IJo1fFy0

Trio Samples : Sierra Nevada World Music Festival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piXdup-Yt1o

Opening for The Meditations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhK7bryg6JU Youssoupha has been booked at some of the most reputable festivals and venues

in the world including the world’s largest music festival, Music Fest, the world’s largest African

Festival in Chicago , The African Festival of the Arts, Main Stage Reggae Rising and Reggae on the River, Earthdance,

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, The Warfield Theatre, The Catalyst, The Hammerstein Ballroom,

Amherst College, and Stanford University, to name a few.

Youssoupha has collaborated with many amazing musicians, including

Matisyahu, Michael Franti, India Arie, and Vaughn Benjamin from Midnite, the
immensely popular St. Croix reggae band, which just released

Youssoupha Sidibe and Midnite’s “FOR ALL”. His performances are an amazing

cultural experience, unlike any other. Youssoupha recently collaborated with
Matisyahu on multiple tracks, including a duet he wrote with Matisyahu on
“Youth,” the 2007 Grammy-nominated “Best Reggae Album.” This is a huge pull
for the audience. Youssoupha has thousands of fans all over the country and
has played at many reputable venues around the world.

Youssoupha’s music provides an entertaining cultural experience, celebrating

and exploring the vitality of African culture, and would surely appeal to an audience on

many levels. Youssoupha attended the Senegalese Conservatory of Music where

he developed a virtuosity as a Kora player, combining techniques from both

Western, Reggae, and African Music. He is a Baay Faal, Sufi and the music

is a expression of his roots. He brings Senegal Africa with him wherever he goes.

Youssoupha Sidibe and the Mystic Rhythms Band

McNear's Mystic Theatre