Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"I'd never been to Africa, but I had to go there and see."
Watch Inside Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force, the new film from RA.
This 16-minute documentary follows the Basic Channel cofounder and the troupe of Senegalese mbalax musicians as they play and rehearse for multiple dates around Europe. Starting at Wuppertal club @openground.club and wrapping up at London's @cafeotodalston, where the band held a three-day residency.
The film also tells the story of Ernestus's love affair with mbalax: how he came across it, his first trip to Senegal in 2011 and how he came to collaborate with griots like percussionist Bada Seck and vocalist Mbene Diatta Seck.
"I'd never been to Africa, but I had to go there and see."
Watch Inside Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force, the new film from RA.
This 16-minute documentary follows the Basic Channel cofounder and the troupe of Senegalese mbalax musicians as they play and rehearse for multiple dates around Europe. Starting at Wuppertal club @openground.club and wrapping up at London's @cafeotodalston, where the band held a three-day residency.
The film also tells the story of Ernestus's love affair with mbalax: how he came across it, his first trip to Senegal in 2011 and how he came to collaborate with griots like percussionist Bada Seck and vocalist Mbene Diatta Seck.
