“Damandiay,” traditional music from Mali, performed on the n’goni by Mussa Diabaté. Filmed in the André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 15, 2018.

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Production support was provided by The Augustine Foundation.

Production credits:
Director: Andy Biskin
Camera: Mike O'Brien and Eric Mercado
Editor: Alex Guns
Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio: David Raymond

Organized by the Department of Musical Instruments
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Associate Curator
J. Kenneth Moore, Curator Emeritus
Tim Caster, Principal Technician
Pamela Summey, Programs Coordinator


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