Fodé Moussa Camara was born into an artistic family in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. His musical talent was discovered by earlier age at the age of five, at which time he began his formal training with instruments of the Djembe, Doun-Doun, Sangban, and Kenkeni orchestra. He was called a prodigy by his teachers, claimed leading roles, and featured artist status in myriad local productions. Elder artists throughout Guinea, Senegal and Mali, regularly sought Fodé Camara’s musical contributions. Camara's command of the Djembe, Doun-Doun, Sangban, Kenkeni, and other specialized traditional West African percussion instruments like Krin, Bolon, Gongoma and other instruments prepared him to become the Musical Director of the renowned Gbassikolo, an African Ballet, owned by his father Djibril Morlaye Camara, and lead drummer of the company Fatouabou Percussion in 1997. In 1998, Fodé become the Musical Director of the National Circus of Guinea, an international touring ensemble. His affiliation with the circus was interrupted when, after an international search in 2000, Camara was recruited to Senegal's Ballet D'Afrique Noire. Fodé began a United States, 32-city tour with the ballet as lead drummer of the widely acclaimed Mandinka Epic, a dance theater production that told the history of the Mali Empire. In 2002, Camara began working with distinguished Kadiatou Conté Forte, affectionately known as Mama, whom is the Artist Director of Balafon West African Drumming and Dance Ensemble where he serves as Musical Director.