Sun 11 Oct
|St Pauls Learning Centre
Traditional West African Choir - Singing Workshop with Batch Gueye
In this workshop, artist, singer and dancer Batch Gueye leads you through traditional griot songs from West Africa. Drawing from the musical heritage of Senegal, Casamance, The Gambia and Mali, you’ll explore the spiritual chants of the Senegalese Baye Fall people and learn songs associated with the
Time & Location
11 Oct 2026, 12:30 – 13:45
St Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Rd, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8XJ, UK
About the event
In this workshop, artist, singer and dancer Batch Gueye leads you through traditional griot songs from West Africa. Drawing from the musical heritage of Senegal, Casamance, The Gambia and Mali, you’ll explore the spiritual chants of the Senegalese Baye Fall people and learn songs associated with their leader.
Singing becomes a form of prayer, teaching kindness, presence and understanding. Open to everyone, the workshop invites you to harmonise, explore your voice and tune into what you carry within.
Baye Fall is a Senegalese Mouride collective. Their role is to encourage and unite people, listen with compassion, work with devotion and remain humble. They often hold chanting ceremonies and feed their community.
ABOUT BATCH
Batch Gueye sings the traditional music of the Senegalese Baye Fall, bringing the heart of West Africa to life through his soulful voice. In 2012 his song M’Beugel won the World Music Network’s Battle of the Bands…