Mass luting

Bassekou Kouyate grew up with the ngoni - his father was a player - and he toured with Toumani Diabate and played on several of his albums. He's had some success as a performer in his own right, getting rave reviews for his two albums, Segu Blue and I Speak Fula as well. His set in the Black Sheep Tent was certainly entrancing.

Here he is during one of the group's more laidback numbers.



Bassekou's wife Amy Sacko also sings. If I have my ngonis right, Bassekou's brothers Barou and Fousseyni are at left and right respectively, while Moussa Bah is playing the bass ngoni



Ngoni action!



Amy shakes it. That's percussionist Moussa Sissoko at right.



The whole lot, including calebasse player Alou Coulibaly at back.



Yet more ngoni action!



And finally Sissoko busting out yet another Tamani raveup.



A super show, although once again the whole tent concept is not working for me at all. On the upside, I'm liking the Fujifilm's low-light performance.

• Show reminder: Sounds abound at Club SAW with Daniel Francis Doyle, Knifemare, Adam Saikaley and Jim Slay; something's going on in pizza land, because tonight's RRPP with The Shakey Aches, The Middens and Mississippi Grover is now at MVP in the Glebe (just south of Central Park); the Elmdale House hosts Gerry Wall.