If you like your traditional West African drumming 'uncorrupted' by electric instruments, Fore-Fote's WONBERE: MUSIC AND DANCE IN BLACK AND WHITE  might be just what you're looking for.
The drummers on this recording didn't grow up together in a traditional African village (ok, actually two of them did: group leader Dibo and his brother Miguel), but they still play styles of the former Manding empire (music of Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Gambia).
The man who put this all together is master drummer and visionary teacher Lamine 'Dibo' Camara, who trained with the best traditional music teachers in his native Guinea, then left, forming award-winning group after group in Africa, Europe, and now America. 
Fore-Fote means black-white in the Susu language of coastal Guinea and true enough, one of the drummers on this recording is white. You would never guess that by listening to WONBERE: MUSIC AND DANCE IN BLACK AND WHITE.
Decades of playing and teaching have helped 'Dibo' and Miguel find the creme de la creme of students: the proof is in the listening, as good or better a group as we have ever heard.
An extra delight is the sense of swing found in some tunes which begs the question "is swing actually of African origin?"
Fore-Fote is only a four-member group, but you'll swear there just has to be more of them. Three members sing as a group chorus, but the emphasis is on instrumentals, and all members teach traditional drumming and dance at schools and universities around the world: truly awesome talents.

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"Wonbéré ("with Joy") is the aptly titled CD from M. Lamine "Dibo" Camara & Forè-Foté ("Black & White"). The Camara Brothers are Susu people who have been involved with the national ballet of Guinea and are now on their own path. This is a yembé (djembe) extravaganza, a wonderful collection of tunes that constantly push forward, encouraging everyone to dance. 5454 Zelzah Ave. #306, Encino, CA 91316 tel (818)708-8823 fax (818)708-1055 -David Licht

Her er tale om et brag af en trommeskive. Alle der har en djembe bor have denne CD derhjemme, fordidet sejswinger, det er rytmisk og det er fra Afrika.

Der er en utrolig energi i trommeensemblet. Musik og tekst er skrevet og arrangeret af mestertrommeren M. Lamine "Dibo" Camara. Tilnavnet "Dibo" betyder djaevel, star der i bookletten, og den titel lever Camara op til, for han er et sandt trommemonster.

Musikken, som bygger pa tradtioner fra Guinea og Mali, er primaert trommemusik udfort af fire percussionister kaldet Company Forè-Foté. Der er nogle enkelte rene trommenumre og sa nogle forskellige fantastisk flotte blandede vodal og trommerrangementer.

Pa en af de 13 skaeringer medvirker ogsa en kora-spiller - koraen er et harpelignende strengeinstrument med 21 strenge - Og det er meget smuk musik med et stort udtryk. - Jan Hitzner