Epizo Bangoura and African Express were an Australian-based band formed by Guinean-born percussionist, Abdoulaye "Epizo" Bangoura.[1] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, their album, Inchallah, was nominated for Best World Music Album. They were named Best Live Act at the World Music Awards where Bangoura was also Best Instrumentalist and Best Male.[2]
Epizo Bangoura and African Express | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | World |
| Years active | 1993–2004 |
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History
editAbdoulaye "Epizo" Bangoura was born in Conakry, Guinea and has younger brothers, Mohamed and Sibo Bangoura.[3] Bangoura learnt to play percussion instruments: djembe and balafon.[4] He relocated to France in 1984 and then to New York City in the early 1990s, there he formed Epizo Bangoura and African Express.[4] In 1996 he migrated to Australia where he formed a new version of African Express.[4]
Bangoura released his debut album, N' Na by Epizo in 1998 and followed with Inchallah by Epizo Bangoura and African Express in 2000. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 it was nominated for Best World Music Album.[5][6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| N' Na |
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| Inchallah |
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| N'NA nin N'FA |
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Awards and nominations
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | Inchallah | Best World Music Album | Nominated | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Everton, Denise (10 November 2000), "African Express Stops at Kiama", Illawarra Mercury
- ^ Hall, Loretta (20 October 2000), "Mixing a heady cocktail", Herald Sun
- ^ "West African Festival 2011". AfricanOZ.com. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Bubudi. "Abdoulaye 'Epizo' Bangoura". Djembefola. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "List of nominations for the 2001 ARIA Awards", Australian Associated Press, 13 September 2001
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
edit- Epizo Bangoura Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine