Celeb Corner - Introducing Oussou Njie Senor

Edit All Africa 29 Feb 2016
[Daily Observer] Oussou Njie Senor is one of the legends in the Gambian music industry with a vast and high belief in the Gambian Mbalax that originates from the Senegambia strip ... ....

Thierno Camara: Creating Music That Does Not Die

Edit About.com 22 Feb 2016
He came of age in Dakar, Senegal in the 1980's, and was exposed to the raw, energetic rhythm of Mbalax (made popular by Youssou N';Dour and Etoile de Dakar.) At eighteen he ventured into jazz with a band named Copa ... Then my big brother, Habib Faye, the bassist for Youssou N'Dour, who started the Mbalax sound ... What are the elements of this high energy Mbalax sound? ... The focus of Mbalax is rhythm?....

Slam G Drops New Song

Edit All Africa 12 Feb 2016
[Daily Observer] Slam G, a Gambian rap mbalax group has released a new song entitled 'Banjul-Banjul,' featuring the late renowned Senegambia legend, Musa Afia Ngum ... ....

Bai Babu Set for International Tour

Edit All Africa 08 Feb 2016
[Daily Observer] Rap Mbalax superstar Bai Babu will tomorrow travel to Senegal for a musical performance at the Senegalese RTS Gala at King Fahd Palace in Dakar ... ....

CHEIKH LO tickets

Edit Skiddle 29 Jan 2016
Under The Bridge in London. Friday 29th January 2016. 7.00pm til 11.00pm. Minimum Age. 14. AGMP.co.uk presents Direct from Senegal CHEIKH LO & band + support The voice of Senegal's Cheikh Lô is unique, cosmopolitan and graceful. Event Info. Venue ... Accepted ... 'Sleek mbalax grooves, mixing funk horns and talking drums and fronted by Cheikh Lo's sweet, dancing vocals, at times falsetto, at times husky' - The Observer about 'Balbalou' ... 14....

Musa Mboob Set for Mega Europe Tour

Edit All Africa 22 Jan 2016
[Daily Observer] A renowned Gambian Mbalax musician is about to embark on a tour of England and other parts of Europe in his bid to promote his music beyond the borders of the Smiling Coast ... ....

Bai Babu to Be Featured in Pape Diouf's Next Album

Edit All Africa 31 Dec 2015
[Daily Observer] Rap Mbalax star, Bai Babu recently shared stage performance with the Senegalese Mbalax superstar, PapeDiouf during the recent SenP'tit Bal on Saturday, December 26th 2015, hosted at Cises in Dakar, Senegal. And again later on the same night at Bloowy, former Kilimanjaro Club in Dakar ... ....

MC Mbaye Set for Debut Album

Edit All Africa 11 Dec 2015
[Daily Observer] Gambian rap-mbalax star-MC Mbaye is set to launch his debut solo album on 30th, January, 2015 at the Alliance Francaise along Kairaba Avenue ... ....

Bai Babu to Release Debut Album

Edit All Africa 20 Nov 2015
[Daily Observer] Gambian rap mbalax star- Bai Babu is set to release his debut album on December 18th at Penchami Hall at the Paradise Suites Hotel ... ....

Youssou N'Dour Comes to Chan Centre Tonight

Edit Topix 10 Nov 2015
N'Dour, whose songs have been credited with sparking historical social movements, shares his arresting tenor voice and trademark fusion of pop, mbalax and other influential genres with Vancouver audiences for the first time in more than 25 years ... ....

After 11 years, Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour returns to Seattle

Edit The Seattle Times 05 Nov 2015
N’Dour, who is most famous for his hard-edge mbalax songs, which are sung in Wolof, comes to Meany Hall as part of the UW World Series ... ....

Youssou N'Dour Plays Boulder Theater Tonight

Edit Topix 04 Nov 2015
Born in Dakar in 1959, Youssou N'Dour is a passionate singer, composer, bandleader, and producer whose strikingly expressive voice transformed both the mbalax music of his native Senegal and Western pop. N'Dour returns to the U.S. in September 2014 with his band, the Super toile, who have recorded and toured the world with N'Dour for nearly 30 years ... ....

Youssou N'Dour Sets Chan Centre Performance, 11/10

Edit Topix 30 Sep 2015
N'Dour, whose songs have been credited with sparking historical social movements, shares his arresting tenor voice and trademark fusion of pop, mbalax and other influential genres with Vancouver audiences for the first time in more than 25 years ... ....
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