Moussa Traore is a master djembe player from Mali, West Africa. He currently lives in Boston, MA, where he teaches when he is not traveling and teaching all over the country and world. He has a traditional viewpoint and much to offer Western students of music about the spirit of African music.

He has spoken of the need for Westerns students to dismiss notions of right and wrong music. He encourages students to be NOT students but actual participants in the spirit of the community. At any given moment the spirit of the music and the community is evolving and should be fresh and spontaneous and alive...it should be fun and healing. It should not be competitive except in a joyful healing spirit.

So smile and let joy come alive in your heart and dance and sing and play freely...and give to the community...then you will be in the spirit of african music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.