Yampapaya tribe is a multiethnic group made up of artists from different cultures such as Senegal, USA, Italy, Angola and Cuba.The group is founded on originality, energy with its public and a message.Yampapaya tribe have developed a particular style of their own influenced by reggae, funk, rock, soukous and rumba from the congo, creating a new music based on grooves and melodies from central africa.Yampapaya tribes live performance capture the energy of the public with rhythms and dance that are to contagious to keep still to.We believe that music has no frontiers and can promote peace and love among peoples. Lyrics are in english, Italian, Portuguese, wolof, swahili and lingala. guitar styles from the congo, afro percussion and soukous and mutwashi dance from central africa.

Yampapaya tribe can perform live from four (acoustic) elements up to 16 elements (orchestral)

Yampapaya tribe group: (eight piece) in this formation standard the tribe performs live with six principle musicians of the group and two dancers. with all the energy of afro percussion, afro guitar and dance

Yampapaya tribe orchestra: (sixteen piece)in this formation the tribe performs in orchestral form with thirteen musicians and three dancers featuring two italian dance-hall rapers Skuniz and Diamante including horn section and more afro percussion.

Yampapaya acoustic: (four to six piece)in this formation acoustic the tribe can perform in a variety of small formations adapted for intimate situations

The Tribe takes the best of this one world and play a one planet vibe!