According to
Wikipedia, bubu started off as the musical accompaniment to witchcraft rituals in Sierra Leone before eventually being co-opted by mainstream Muslim sects for their own Ramadan ceremonies.
Ahmed Janka Nabay is reportedly the first person to actually record the style, a rhythmic, danceable ensemble work requiring up to 20 musicians, and for his upcoming sophomore album he recruited members of
Skeletons,
Gang Gang Dance and
Starring - all Brooklyn hipster royalty - to help him lay down
En Say Yah, his first album for
David Byrne's Luaka Bop imprint.
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Okayafrica):
