Mbalax fusion, jazzy grooves and afro-beats.

Led by Senegalese musician Samba Sene, Diwan is an organic beastie which can perform as anything from a solo act to a full-on 8 (or 9 or 10!) piece band.

Mbalax fusion mixed with Afrobeats and jazzy grooves; original songs with impassioned, soaring vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dancebeats. Add some sassy horns and a pinch of ska for world party music with a Senegalese soul.

The full Force 10 Afrobeat power of Samba Sene & Diwan has to be experienced live to be fully appreciated. There is rarely a soul left sitting.

Their first CD ? the 4-track Keman - was released in Aug 2007.

"...smooth African funk..." Skinny Fest

"...grooving? African party central!" the Herald

"...a lively Scots-African knees-up? a good, muscular groove, with the bass rolling and tumbling below..." the Scotsman

"If you?re feeling down, tired or bored then listen to Samba Sene & Diwan and you won?t be for much longer..." Scottish Woman

(Diwan: Wolof (Senegalese) word meaning the whole world; Sene is pronounced Senn)

Web site www.myspace.com/sambasene