Malando Gassama


Malando Gassama was a Gambian percussionist who spent most of his music career in Sweden. He recorded and performed with many notable Swedish and international artists such as ABBA, Al Jarreau, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Ted Gärdestad, Bette Midler, Gábor Szabó, Janne Schaffer, David Sanborn, Viktoria Tolstoy, Jaco Pastorius, and Blacknuss Allstars, etc. He was one of the backup musicians on ABBA - the Movie and was featured on documentaries which aired on Swedish television and radio. His last concert appearance was with Bob Manning's Soul Enterprise at Fasching Jazz Club in Stockholm. He died 2 weeks later in Gambia.

Recordings

;1960s
;1970s
;1980sAs We Speak, David Sanborn, 1981The Singles: The First Ten Years, ABBA, 1982
;1990s–2000Montreux Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary, Various Artists 1991Experience The Divine Bette Midler, 1993En Salig man, Svante Thuresson, 1993
;Various yearsThe Very Best of ABBA, ABBAABBA Box, ABBAOriginals, ABBAAblution, AblutionMe to You, Eric BibbGold: A Decade Of Soul, Jazz & R&B, BlacknussEfter Midnatt, Tommy BromanCarte Postale, Francis CabrelAfrican Suite, Berndt EgerbladhJungle Wave, EleanorIrish Coffee / No Violence, Mats GlenngårdViolin Race, Mats GlenngårdSmile, HarpoEskimo Heat, HäxmjölkBalsam, Merit HemmingsonFamily, Joe HiggsVeckans Affärer, John HolmSöndag I Sängen, Bo Kaspers OrkesterUt På Stan, Tomas LedinCous Cous, Boogie Woogie, Björn Jayson LindhRaggie, Björn Jayson LindhBike Voyage II, Björn Jayson LindhSecond Carneval, Björn Jayson LindhJayson Lindh, Björn Jayson LindhDay At The Surface, Björn Jayson Lindh Påtalåtar, Ola MagnellNo Frills, Bette MidlerDivine Collection, Bette MidlerIndestructible, Lisa NilssonTill Morelia, Lisa NilssonGenomskådad, Ingemar OlssonJanne Schaffer, Janne SchafferAndra LP, Janne Schaffer The Chinese, Janne Schaffer Second Album, Janne Schaffer Katharsis, Janne Schaffer Earmeal, Janne Schaffer Traffic, Janne Schaffer Överblick, Janne Schaffer Finn, Finn Sjöberg Skifs Hits, Björn Skifs Vår Om Du Vill, Björn Skifs Belsta River, Gabor Szabo In Stockholm, Gabor Szabo Bits & Pieces, Eje Thelin För Älskad, Viktoria Tolstoy Don't Give A Damn, Monica Törnell A La Carte, Triumvirat Rainbow, Al Vizzutti Wellander & Ronander, Wellander & Ronander