Herve Samb

Born Senegal, guitarist and composer Herve Samb discovered his musical passion at the age of 9 years old. Fascinated by the traditional rhythms of his heritage and the progressive music of the African American culture, Samb was determined to develop his own music as a force of Panafrican expression and identity.

Herve is an outstanding musician who collaborates with artists such as Marcus Miller, Oumou Sangaré, Salif Keita, David Murray , Meshell Ndegéocello and Pharoah Sanders to name a few.

His five albums as leader have been acclaimed by international critics :

CROSS OVER (2009)
KHARIT (2012)
TIME TO FEEL (2013)
TERANGA (2018)
BENN (2021)
JOLOF (2023)

Herve has his unique style: the «Jazz Sabar». A mix of rhythms of ancestral senegalese percussion and original melodies inspired by traditional senegalese music and contemporary jazz.

Whether electric or acoustic; jazz, blues or rock; sensitive or explosive ... Hervé Samb's playing leaves no one indifferent.