In February 2017, West African master-drummer Musa gathered the latest incarnation of his band XamXam and flew to Gambia to collaborate with local musicians. Tanzanian vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Saidi has toured with Papa Wemba, Remmy Ongala and recorded for Grace Jones. "An outstanding percussionist, a stunning vocalist and musically gifted on all sorts of levels" (Alan Skidmore).