Def Mama Def Kalanakh - Defmaa Maadef
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BDqdHztA44
King Doudou Remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlJXMllbK4c
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Orchestra Baobab – Autorail
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-baobab-autorail/
By the end of the 1970s, the band concluded its residency at the Baobab Club, which closed its doors in 1979. At this point, they were Senegal’s biggest band. […]
Their 1981 albums Mouhamadou Bamba and Sibou odia extended their success into the new decade, helped by their hit “Autorail”, composed by Medoune Diallo, […]
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Youssou N’Dour et le Super Etoile de Dakar – Mouye Ma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-super-etoile-dakar-mouye-ma/
Fondé par Youssou N’dour et ses fidèles musiciens après la scission de l’Etoile de Dakar, le Super Etoile de Dakar a su révolutionner à partir de 1979 le Mbalax, rythme cher aux Wolofs, créant de nouvelles danses pour accompagner ce style musical.
Le mbalax est un style musical organisé comme le croisement [...]
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Super Diamono – Sofia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-diamono-sofia-ismael-lo/
Super Diamono or Super Diamono de Dakar was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal.
It was formed around 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member.It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound.
Sofia appears on a cassette “Vol. 5” in 1981 with Ismaël Lô. […]
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Africando – Aicha (Salsa)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/salsa-africando-aicha/
Aicha by Africando is a cover of Khaled’s song, but arranged in Salsa style and sung in Wolof by Nicolas Menheim, a Senegalese singer.
It’s from Africando’s album “Baloba !” in 1998 (with 2 songs by Gnonnas Pedro, “Dacefo” and “Huenouhwo”).
This version in Wolof is kind of a bonus track on the album, as […]
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Pape Diouf - Ô Kino Koor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo1XVplTQSo
Etoile de Dakar Feat. Youssou N’Dour – Esta China
https://amf.didiermary.fr/etoile-dakar-youssou-ndour-esta-china/
The first volume (Volume 1 – Absa Gueye) of this series includes one of Youssou’s earliest successes, an interpretation of Jalo in praise of an ancient king, which was recorded several times under different circumstances. Absa Gueye was one of his first original compositions in praise of a patron, while “Tu Veras”, “Esta China" […]
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Orchestra Baobab – Utru Horas (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-baobab-utru-horas-live/
Orchestra Baobab in a live version of the famous “Utru Horas” from their 1982 album “Pirates Choice.” Recorded at Festival du Bout du Monde, France, in August 2003.
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7 seconds – Neneh Cherry & Carlou D (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/7-seconds-neneh-cherry-carloud/
Une reprise du classique “7 seconds”, en live avec orchestre, devant Youssou N’Dour…
“7 Seconds” est une chanson composée par Youssou N’Dour (Sénégal) et Neneh Cherry (Suède) avec Cameron McVey et Jonathan Sharp, sortie en mai 1994.
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Xalam – Festival Horizonte
https://amf.didiermary.fr/xalam-festival-horizonte-berlin-79/
Xalam is a Senegalese band that’s known for its Jazz Fusion, mixing western instrumentation with traditional African percussion and rhythms.
"Ade" is a live concert recorded at Festival Horizonte in Berlin in 1979.
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Africando – Yaye Boy
https://amf.didiermary.fr/yaye-boy-africando-1994/
“Yaye Boy” is a Salsa song, composed by Pape Seck, arranged by Boncana Maiga, on the second album by Africando, named “Sabador ( Vol.2)” and released in 1994.
Africando was initiated by producer Ibrahima Sylla from Côte d’Ivoire and Malian arranger Boncana Maiga of Fania All Stars. […]
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