BELIEVE IN LOVE - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Frank Ranieri- bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Francesca Ciocca -back vocals
Michele Martino -congas  
Ismaila Mbaye - small percussions
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
Peace Diouf - guitar 
Cover art by VINCA

BELIEVE IN LOVE 2016

BLOOM - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Natty Fred-vocals
Papy Tall -bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Michele Martino - bongos 
Ismaila Mbaye - small percussions
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
Peace Diouf - guitar 
Stefano Onorati - keyboards, synth 
Francesca Ciocca - electric guitar 
 

BLOOM 2016

 CLOSE AS I CAN COME - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are:
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Frank Ranieri-  fretless bass 
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
 
Album art by VINCA

CLOSE AS I CAN COME 2016

COMING ON - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are 
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Papy Tall -bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Michele Martino - small percussions
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
Peace Diouf - guitar 
Angelo Blue-harmonica 
Stefano Onorati -  synth 
Cover art by VINCA

COMING ON 2016

MIGRATION HIGHWAY - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

Musicians on this song are :
David James Hoffman - lead vocals,guitar
Fabio Maglione- drums
Papy Tall- bass
Andrea Carachinni- guitar
Michele Martino- bongos
Francesca Sichel- backing vocals
Francesca Ciocca- backing vocals
Stefano Onorati - keyboards
Frank Ranieri- string bass
Peace Diouf - lead guitar
John Maida- violin

COVER ART by VINCA

A musical composition inspired by the tragic american story   " The Donner Party "
A true story of settlers migrating to California in 1846 only to find themselves trapped in the snow for months in the Sierra nevada mountains on the edge of life and death.
this song celebrates the human spirit of people through out the world and through out history for their courage and strength on this endless " Migration Highway " :)

MIGRATION HIGHWAY 2016

NOT ALONE  - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are:
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Papy Tall -bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Michele Martino -congas, darbuka, small percussions
Bixas Liberatore-vocals
Stefano Onorati - keyboards, synth, moog
Toto -vocals

Album art by VINCA

NOT ALONE 2016

FLOW ON RIVER - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are:
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Papy Tall -bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Peace Diouf - lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Michele Martino -congas,  small percussions
Ismaila Mbaye -djembe, talking drum 
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
Angelo Blue-harmonica
Stefano Onorati - keyboards 
 
Album art by VINCa

FLOW ON RIVER 2016

SMILE - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this song are
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Papy Tall -bass 
Peace Diouf - guitar
Andrea Caracchini -  guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Francesca Ciocca - ukulele, small percussions
Michele Martino -congas 

ALBUM ART by VINCA

SMILE 2016

TOGETHER  - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE - MIGRATION HIGHWAY ALBUM 2016
copyright - David james Hoffman

musicians on this album:
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Papy Tall -bass 
Peace Diouf - lead guitar
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Francesca Ciocca -congas 
percussions Ismaila Mbaye -djembe, talking drum, small percussions
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals
Angelo Blue-harmonica
Stefano Onorati - keyboards 
Album art by VINCA

TOGETHER 2016

RED WATER FROM THE ALBUM "MIGRATION HIGHWAY"
 - YAMPAPAYA TRIBE -
David James Hoffman and Yampapaya tribe

musicians on this song are:
David james Hoffman -lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Frank Ranieri- bass 
Andrea Caracchini -lead guitar
Fabio Maglione -drums
Michele Martino -congas, bongos, ocean drum, steel vat
and  small percussions
Ismaila Mbaye - small percussions
Francesca Sichel -backing vocals

 



RED WATER  2016

DAVID JAMES HOFFMAN yampapaya tribe
American singer songwriter David james Hoffman believes that music is truly an international language with no frontiers and it is this philosophy that is at the heart of his style of music and his live performances.
Born in Tokyo Japan David has lived in Hawaii, Micronesia, California, Colorado, Hong kong, Beijing, Austria and Italy. His multi ethnic band YAMPAPAYA TRIBE has toured in three continents playing styles including African music, Rock, Reggae, funk and Acoustic folk with Hawaiian influences reflecting David's life experience around the globe.
Over the years David's style has been influenced by music and rhythms from the African continent in particular the Congo mixed with rock, rhythm and blues that are a large part of David's American musical culture. David has also worked with many musicians from around the world expanding the band's world music quality.
The music and live shows are upbeat. Dancing rhythmic melodic with tribal percussion getting people on their feet and dancing to a music you cant sit still to.
Davids international career began in 1984 in Los Angeles prior to moving to China in 1985. In the corridors of the Beijing university he formed a multiracial group with components from the Orient, Europe, Africa and America known as the Beijing Underground. the band had large successes during tours organized by the son of Deng Xiaoping in collaboration with the chinese cultural entertainment society and the chinese central Philharmonic. The band then recorded the FIRST ROCK ALBUM in China headed by the Chinese Philharmonic . The proceeds of these tours and recordings being donated to the Chinese handicapped fund. The band played over 200 shows in China in the late 80's.
After these experiences David moved to a purely multiethnic style focusing on mixing lively beats and melodies from around the world. His group was defined as a "musical melting pot, full of energy and melting together harmonies and rhythms of different continents". QUOTE: INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
In 1987 David moved to Hong Kong and continued his "musical laboratory", forming two popular band's in Hong Kong named"AFROZILIA" and ADO which in the 90's became known as the YAMPAPAYA TRIBE David has toured his music in the United states from Los angeles to the rocky mountains as well as much of Europe where the band is currently based. For David it has been a long musical journey that continues to reach out to the entire world.

Yampapaya tribe nasce dalla collaborazione di artisti appartenenti a culture diverse. Lo stile musicale realizzato dagli Yampapaya tribe é pieno di energia e spazia dal soukous al funk, dal reggae al rock. 
Grazie alla partecipazione di artisti provenienti da diverse nazioni del mondo quali Italia, Cuba, USA, Senegal e Angola, Yampapaya dimostra che la musica non ha né limiti, né frontiere, fondendo le diverse culture musicali dei suoi componenti in un crogiolo di particolari combinazioni armoniche e ritmiche. Testi in Inglese, Lingala e Swaili, chitarre africane, percussioni e balli sensuali dell'Africa centrale.
 
Il gruppo ha origine quando David si trasferisce in Cina. Nei corridoi dell'Università di Pechino forma un gruppo multietnico con musicisti orientali, occidentali e africani conosciuto come "Bejing Underground". La formazione ottiene un grande successo durante la tournèe organizzata con l'Ente per lo Sviluppo della Culture e dell'Arte e la Società Filarmonica Centrale Cinese. Dopo questa esperienza David si orienta su uno stile musicale propriamente multietnico, un insieme di ritmi diversi con testi originali in lingua inglese, Italiano, portogese e lingue africane tra cui "Lingala""Wolof" e "Swahili".

David James Hoffman

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