Thione Ballago Seck was born on March 12th, 1955. He grew up in a family of musicians and began his career as a griot, learning…
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Orchestra Baobab Releases New Video and Reissues Specialist In All Styles on Vinyl
Senegalese act Orchestra Baobab is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the reissue of its essential 2002 reunion album Specialist In All Styles for the first…
View More Orchestra Baobab Releases New Video and Reissues Specialist In All Styles on VinylArtist Profiles: Ousmane Toure
Ousmane Toure was born on November 19, 1955 in Kaédi, Mauritania. From 1983 to 1990, Ousmane was Toure Kunda’s lead singer. The band, at the…
View More Artist Profiles: Ousmane ToureKora album ‘Kairaba Jabi’ from Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh
The Ghosts From The Basement label has reissued Kairaba Jabi, the kora duet album by Dembo Konte (Gambia) and Kausu Kuyateh (Senegal). This is a…
View More Kora album ‘Kairaba Jabi’ from Dembo Konte & Kausu KuyatehArtist Profiles: Youssou N’Dour
Born in the medina section of Dakar, Senegal, in 1959, Youssou N’Dour is descended from a line of famous jelis (musician storytellers, also known as…
View More Artist Profiles: Youssou N’DourDaby Touré Live from Montreal
On May 26th, Global Arts Live presented online a concert by Daby Touré. Mr. Touré is a singer/musician from Senegal; he broadcast the concert from…
View More Daby Touré Live from MontrealArtist Profiles: Orchestre Baobab
Introduction In the 1970s the style that permeated Senegal’s airwaves was a fusion of Afro-Cuban elements with various local sounds rooted in Senegal’s diverse cultural…
View More Artist Profiles: Orchestre BaobabArtist Profiles: Nuru Kane
Senegalese singer-songwriter and guimbri player Nuru Kane was born and raised in Medina, Dakar, and his distinctive take on Senegalese music explores the connections between…
View More Artist Profiles: Nuru KaneArtist Profiles: Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô was born on August 30, 1956 in Dogondoutchi, Niger to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother. The family returned to Senegal and…
View More Artist Profiles: Ismaël LôArtist Profiles: Ibrahim Fall Diagne Tchokoo
Ibrahim Fall Diagne Tchokoo is a master jembe player from Senegal and has toured all over the world with the National Ballet of Senegal. His…
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