Abakoula Argalaless
My name is Abakoula Argalaless, born in Tahoua, Niger.
I played the drums already when I was a little boy, but only when my father was absent, because he did not like music.
My father wanted me to be an Imam in the future.
I inherated the music from my mother, she was a famous singer, also my two sisters are singers.
In 1984 I won together with my cousin de first price of best Toeareg dans (Tighemst) in Tahoua.
In 1994 I played with a few Ghanese men in the groupe Jamo Jamo.
This was till end of 1995, after that, I founded Zamounta, a groupe of only dutch people.
1996 founded Afrodisiac, which I left in 2000.
WAKA I established in 2000 up till now still exists, with several nationalities, has its own music with pure West-African percussion with a touch of Toearegmusic.
Since my stay in Holland I try to give the people some of the culture of the Toeareg.
I give thee-ceremony and workshop dans-and percussion in small groupes in schools and in Theme-parcs like Mondo Verde in Landgraaf, Holland.
