Cobra du Mandingue is a percussion group composed of highly talented musicians and dancers from Africa and Canada. The group draws its inspiration from the rich and varied repertoire of rhythms from West Africa, and especially Guinea Conakry. The performances are full of an energy and a « joie de vivre » that are truly irresistible. Founded by Mohamed Diarra, former djembe soloist and artist of the Ballet national Djoliba in 2006, a new version co-founded with Fode Mohamed Soumah (Akra) artist from Ballet Gbassikolo of kaloum, exists since 2009.

The name Cobra was inspired from one of the greatest djembe player in Guinea and Mandingue is the french name for Mandinka people who gained their independence from previous empires in the thirteenth century, and founded an empire which stretched across West Africa