Latyr Sy

Latyr Sy is a Senegalese singer and percussionist based in Tokyo.
Biography.
Latyr Sy was born in Gorée, Dakar on September 12, 1972. He moved to Japan in 1995 and in 1996 organized his own percussion group, AFRICA SUNU XELCOM. He is now based in Tokyo.
Life and work.
Latyr Sy collaborates with many artists, and genres like jazz, Latin, rock and traditional music. And collaborates with artists from other countries: Mamady Keita (percussion, Guinea), Okura Shonosuke (drumming from Japanese lyrical Noh drama), Senba Kiyohiko (percussion Japan), Sato Masahiko (jazz piano, Japan), Kim Defang (percussion, Korea), Rico Rodriguez (trombone, Jamaica), Kansane (vocalist, Korea), and many others.
Latyr Sy is fluent in four languages: Japanese, French, English and native Senegalese Wolof language.