Hi and welcome to the Yampapaya tribes website. We are 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 and a message. We have been playing a particular style of our own influenced by reggae, funk, rock, soukous and rumba from the congo, creating a sound based on grooves and melodies from central africa. Our 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, wolof, swahili and lingala. guitar styles from the congo, afro percussion and soukous and mutwashi dance from central africa.