Papa Ladji Camara was born on 15 June 1923 in Norassoba, a village in Siguiri, Guinea. Before his birth, Ladji's grandfather revealed his fate to his parents, saying that this child would become one of the greatest drummers this world and would travel all over the world. At the age of two and a half years he began teaching learning the djembe on his own. By the time he was six years old he was one of the lead drummers playing in the village celebrations. He settled in Bamako in 1946, where he farmed and drummed. He became famous there for his drumming. A girl gave him the ...