Baay Bia
World-renowned Senegalese griot, singer, poet and emcee Baay Bia linked up with Nomadic Wax in 2007 on his first trip to the United States. Since then, he has toured with the Nomadic Wax "African Underground All Stars" on numerous occasions.

Baay Bia is a unique emcee who combines the traditional musical sounds of Senegal with contemporary hip hop and reggae. He rhymes and sings in Wolof and was born into a griot family, a lineage that has a major influence over his music and his sound. In July of 2009, Baay Bia worked together with Nomadic Wax filmmaker Magee McIlvaine (co-director of "Democracy in Dakar") to put together a music video for "Liy Am Amna," one of Baay Bia's most popular songs in Senegal. Nomadic Wax is proud to announce the August 2009 release of this video, Baay Bia's first major music video.

Août 2009 -- Le Bureau de Nomadic Wax a Brooklyn, NY, Etats-Unis

Reconnu partout dans le monde- griot, chanteur, poete et rappeur, Baay Bia rejoint le label Nomadic Wax en 2007 depuis sa premiere entree aus USA. Depuis lors, il tourne avec Nomadic Wax "African Underground All Stars" dans beaucoup de spectacles autour des Etats Unis d'Amerique. Baay Bia est un des seuls emcees qui a combiner la musique traditionelle du Senegal avec la musique contemporaine hip hop et reggae. Il rime et chante en wolof et ne dans une famille griotte, c'est ce qui est l'influence dans sa musique et ses sons. En juillet 2009, Baay Bia a eu travailler avec Magee Mcllvaine de Nomadic Wax(realisateur du film qui s'appelle "La Democratie a Dakar") et ont realise un nouveau video clip pour le chanson "Liy Am Amna", une des plus populaire musique de Baay Bia au Senegal. Nomadic Wax est fier d'annoncer ce beau travail du moi d'Aout 2009,la premiere musique video majeure de Baay Bia

There's plenty of great stuff to do every day at the Northwest Folklife Festival, but here are a few highlights:

Daily

Noon-6 p.m. today-Monday (Seattle Children's Theatre "Middle Room"): Lullaby Recording Project.

Today

11:45 a.m. (Mural Amphitheatre): Eckstein Middle School Jazz Band.

5:20 p.m. (Fisher Green Stage): Chata Addy (African drums).

7 p.m. (Charlotte Martin Theatre): Friday Night Masters, with Brother Noland (Hawaiian), Araki Kodo VI (shakuhachi), Haugaard & Høirup (Danish fiddle) and Uday Bhawalkar (North Indian vocals).

Saturday

11:40 a.m. (Café Impromptu): Phil and Vivian Williams (Northwest fiddling).

1 p.m. (Fisher Green Stage): Hot Club Sandwich (Gypsy swing).

3 p.m. (Fisher Green Stage): Maurice Rouman (oud master).

4 p.m. (Intiman Theatre): "Borderlands," with John P. Doran (cowboy poet), Paul Gitlitz (fiddle), Sikh Kirtani Jatha of Lynden, Danny Smith (yodeler) and the Victoria Doukhobor Choir.

5 p.m. (International Dance Stage): Yeni Ses (Turkish music).

6 p.m. (Rainier Room): Balalaika Trio (Russian music).

8 p.m. (Bagley Wright Theatre): Benefit Concert (separately ticketed, see above box), with David Francey (folksinger) and the Creaking Tree String Quartet (modern string band).

9 p.m. (Mural Amphitheatre): Brother Noland (Hawaiian).

9:20 p.m. (Vera Stage): Baay Bia (Senegalese hip-hop).

Baay Bia
International Hip Hop singer



Saturday March 15

Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Bands: African Underground with Chosan + Blitz + Baay Bia + Bamboo
Venue: Rose Live Music
Food: My Moon
Drink: The Abbey
Miscellaneous: Fabiene’s

Put together by Nomadic Wax, a label that documents the underground hip hop scene throughout Africa, tonight they bring together some of Africa’s best up and coming MCs like Chosan, Blitz, Baay Bia, and Bamboo as part of their African Underground series. With one of the best looking spaces in NYC, My Moon offers delicious Turkish food like the Tuna Tartar-Yellow fin tuna, tomato jelly, avocado, purple potato chips, chili oil and soy sauce ($12), which makes this place worth the trip. For a drink at a local hang, The Abbey is what you’re looking for. With a TV playing and a pool table in the back, settle in, get one of seven beers on tap and relax. One of my favorite coffee shops to sit by a window and stare out into the sea of Bedford Avenue, Fabiene’s offers exceptional desserts and sandwiches on top of beer and wine.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Nomadic Wax

We were privileged to have Nomadic Wax founder, Ben Herson as well as Senegalese performer, Baay Bia come up to Idyllwild Arts Academy this past Saturday to talk about the film Democracy In Dakar and perform for the students.

Nomadic Wax is a record label, music/film production company and events producer specializing in hip-hop and underground music from around the globe and in 2007 they embarked on making a film about the general elections in Senegal and chose to make it from the point of view of local rappers and hip hop artists who were so instrumental in getting Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade in 2000 but who in the interim have become disillusioned with the policies put into place by a man who failed to live up to any of his initial campaign promises. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet - the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process.

After the discussion it was time for Baay and Ben on percussion to whip the students up into a frenzy as their set brought out the spirit of Africa in all of them and concluded with Baay surrounded by students on stage singing and dancing to the rhythm-driven flow that Baay and Ben expertly crafted. With a ton of merchandise sold the party moved to one of the commons rooms on campus where the students got the mother of all drum circles going that kept the party going long into the night.

The event proved to be a huge success all in all and a big thank you must go to Sydney Robertson who had the foresight to make this happen and was instrumental in getting the project from concept to fruition as well as to the various department chairs who graciously ponied up some of the cash needed to pay for it. In my 12/13 years of promoting events around the world this would easily rate as one of the most positive that I have had the honor of being apart of, and that is saying something.

• African Underground with Chosan + Blitz + Baay Bia + Bamboo

  
  

  Rose Live Music

  345 Grand St (between Havemeyer St and Marcy Ave)
  Williamsburg, Brooklyn  | Map

  718-599-0069

  Subway: L to Lorimer St, G to Metropolitan Ave  | Directions

  Prices
  

  Tickets: $10

  Description
  Nomadic Wax, the local label that supplies Gotham with global hip-hop, is going with its African aces tonight. Sierra Leone’s gruff rhyme-spitter Chosan is the known property, and he follows debuting MCs from Senegal (Baay Bia) and Kenya (Bamboo).
  When
  

  Mar 15 / 10pm