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Ernestus simply puts the family of sabar drums forward as the main attraction. That the rolling thunder of polyrhythms created by Senegalese drumming (which can be heard from 15 kilometers away) resonated with a techno producer whose entire discography could mesmerize with little more than a kick, the space between each hit, and the columns of air it shoved aside should come as no surprise.

Listen to music from Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force like Simb, Walo Walo Version & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force. It released the album Yermande in 2016, playing a mixture of Mbalax and dub. Besides Ernestus, the line up consists of a griot clan of Sabar drummers from Kaolack in Senegal, along with guest Mbalax musicians and vocalists, including mainstays of the bands of Baaba Maal, Youssou N'Dour and other top Senegalese artists. Most of them were also part of Ernestus' 2012-2013 project Jeri-Jeri, .

With Ndagga Rhythm Force, Ernestus and crew concoct a minimal percussive sound every bit as mesmerizing and concussive as EDM. A. Beta. Sure, his self-titled 2012 album went double platinum in his native Australia, but Skin put him over the top internationally – and rightfully so. Here's where he managed to marry hipster-cool future bass and electro-pop with bombastic, radio-worthy hooks. Say It," featuring Tove Lo, appeared with an earworm chorus and melody ready for soundtracks and lobbies. The fifth album from one of minimal techno's most critically acclaimed artists holds the familiar patterns of his earlier successes, songs slowly unfurling and relishing in the languid pace of running times that often pass 10 minutes. The warm, comparatively shorter comforts of "Soft Stream" and "Raise the Dead" allows them to become backing music to life's quieter moments.

The daytime events lead up to that night's performance from Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force. All proceeds go to the Marcus Intalex Music Foundation, the organisation set up after the death of the influential UK producer to nurture and guide musical talent. A film accompanying the Music Connects Us programme features Ernestus and the Ndagga Rhythm Force, as well as Martyn.