• Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the urban dance music of Senegal and the Gambia. The musical style is rooted in the indigenous instrumental and vocal styles accompanied...
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    or reine of Senegalese music. Her music combines traditional Senegalese mbalax music with elements of U.S. rap, R&B and Country music. She released her...
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    Senegal's music is best known abroad due to the popularity of mbalax, a development of conservative music from different ethnic groups and sabar drumming...
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    popular Senegalese music known by all Senegambians (including the Wolof) as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer music njuup tradition and...
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    recognized as the style of music played while using this drum. Jung-jung Mbalax Njuup Talking drum Portals: Senegal Gambia Music "Sabar terms. 21M.030 Introduction...
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    breakup in 1987, which occurred as a result of the increase in popularity of mbalax, a more contemporary genre of Senegalese music. In the years following their...
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  • Raam Daan is a mbalax band from Senegal. Founded in 1974 by Thione Seck, Raam Daan has risen to become one of the most popular mbalax bands in Senegal...
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  • religious, Mbalax is party music. All Mbalax artists are strongly influenced by the Njuup tradition. Senegalese artists who specialize in Mbalax include...
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    on Serer marital tradition). Music Music of Senegal Mbalax Senegalese hip hop: especially mbalax rap Senegalese musicians Doudou N'Diaye Rose: Sabar master...
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    drum became a part of popular music in West Africa. It is used in playing Mbalax music of Senegal and in Fuji and Jùjú music of Nigeria (where it is known...
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    Solo Cissokho (1963 – May 4, 2019) was a Norwegian/Senegalese Jazz and Mbalax musician known for playing the Kora. Born into a Senegalese griot family...
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    Kilalaky Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Makossa Malipenga Maloya Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Motswako Museve Pandza Sudanese popular music Ndombolo...
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    He is known in Senegal as The Prince of Mbalax, and by some fans, The King of Mbalax.[citation needed] Mbalax is a genre of African popular music developed...
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    is known across Africa for its musical roots, due to the popularity of mbalax, which originated from the Serer percussive tradition especially the Njuup...
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    highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva, afrobeat, afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and others...
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    Network) Baaba Maal Youssou N'dour "Le Sénégal pleure Thione Seck, roi du mbalax et seigneur de la musique du pays". Le Monde. Paris. March 14, 2021. Retrieved...
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    Njuup tradition (a conservative Serer music repertoire, the progenitor of Mbalax). Transcending ethnic groups, the sport enjoys the status of national sport...
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    with amplification) is now a common member of folklore ensembles, popular mbalax groups, and ndaga variety shows. Akonting Cheick Hamala Diabate Kora (instrument)...
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  • Latin-influenced dance styles that dominated, creating a style that became known as Mbalax. They quickly became one of the city's most popular bands benefiting from...
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  • Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Lingala Makossa Maloya Ma'luf Marabi Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Music of Egypt Music of Nigeria Ndombolo Owerri Bongo...
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    traditional Burkinabé music. Lô moved to Senegal in 1978, performing in several mbalax outfits. By then, the Zairean sound was in full flower, Camerounian makossa...
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  • Seck) Best mbalax Instrumental Performance- Rokki mi rokka (Youssou Ndour) Best mbalax Song- Music(Titi) Best mbalax Album- Music(Titi) Best mbalax Single-...
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    he has extensively contributed towards the revival of Dakar's classic Mbalax music. He toured USA and Canada, among other countries, in 2016. "Selam...
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    frontiers completely. Among its prominent musicians is Foday Musa Suso. Mbalax is a widely known popular dance music of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegal...
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    with the annual individual award of West African Footballer of the Year. Mbalax, Highlife, Fuji, Afrobeat, and Afrobeats are modern musical genres of West...
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    music in West Africa, especially in the music genres of Jùjú (Nigeria) and Mbalax (Senegal). Message drums, or more properly slit gongs, with hollow chambers...
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    history Western Sahara Demographics Culture Birth Chere (or saay) Death Inheritance Marriage Mbalax Njuup Sabar Tama Tassu Njom Royalty Related people...
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    cultural groups can represent and distinguish themselves. For example, the Mbalax dance is a significant cultural hallmark of Senegal, and the Bata dance...
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    history Western Sahara Demographics Culture Birth Chere (or saay) Death Inheritance Marriage Mbalax Njuup Sabar Tama Tassu Njom Royalty Related people...
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    success. The album contains soft guitar melodies and traditional Senegalese mbalax. The following year Lo toured in Africa. The compilation album Jammu Africa...
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