babani presents

menwar archives

fifty years of the griot's road, kept alive

launched by babani, the menwar archives gather the photographs, press, recordings and objects of menwar's life in music — preserved, digitised and brought back into the room, piece by piece.

•the press

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•photographs — the years

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a young menwar with his ravann

menwar and band in the studio

menwar at the mic, 1990s

outdoor ravann circle

ravann and drums against an old wall, 1990s

ravann session against a weathered wall, 1990s

two ravanns, one living room

passing on the ravann in the yard, 1990s

ravann take in the studio, 1990s

night session, open-air studio

three generations of sega men

arms open to the crowd, 1990s

ravann players in a circle on stage, late 1990s

children learning rhythm at a workshop, 1990s

headphones on, recording session, 1990s

at the mic, 1990s

with the band in the studio, 1990s

around the mixing desk, 1990s

in the vocal booth, 1990s

the ravann school, children at the drums

smiling at the mic, 1990s

in the cane fields, sepia print, undated

passing the ravann, open-air session, 1990s

on stage with the percussion ensemble, 1990s

at the mixing desk, 1990s

on stage, 1990s

drumming in the street, golden hour

in the yard between sessions, 1980s-90s

•recordings & objects

the archive is growing

recordings, instruments and objects from fifty years of music
are being digitised and catalogued — they will live here.
hold something from menwar's road? write to us.

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