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Daara J
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Daara J (Pronounced Daa-raa Jee, which means "The School" in the Wolof language) are a Senegalese rap trio, consisting of N’Dango… read moreDaara J (Pronounced Daa-raa Jee, which means "The School" in the Wolof language) are a Senegalese rap trio, consisting of N’Dango D, Aladji Man and Faada Freddy. Their music blends western hiphop with traditional African rhythm… read moreDaara J (Pronounced Daa-raa Jee, which means "The School" in the Wolof language) are a Senegalese rap trio, consisting of N’Dango D, Aladji Man and Faada Freddy. Their music blends western hiphop with traditional African rhythms to create a great infectionsly dancy style. In their last … read more -
Nuru Kane
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Nuru comes from Dakar, Senegal and his music is influenced by all the sounds of West Africa, the blues and gnawa, the trance music of the n… read moreNuru comes from Dakar, Senegal and his music is influenced by all the sounds of West Africa, the blues and gnawa, the trance music of the north African countries of Morocco and Algeria. Nuru's main instrument is the guimbri, a three… read moreNuru comes from Dakar, Senegal and his music is influenced by all the sounds of West Africa, the blues and gnawa, the trance music of the north African countries of Morocco and Algeria. Nuru's main instrument is the guimbri, a three stringed acoustic bass, central to the Gnawa sound. In conc… read more -
Positive Black Soul
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Positive Black Soul is a hip-hop group from Senegal. They integrate elements of traditional music into their high-tech beats, and rap in th… read morePositive Black Soul is a hip-hop group from Senegal. They integrate elements of traditional music into their high-tech beats, and rap in the French, English and Wolof languages. Founded in 1989, the group is composed of Didier Sourou Awa… read morePositive Black Soul is a hip-hop group from Senegal. They integrate elements of traditional music into their high-tech beats, and rap in the French, English and Wolof languages. Founded in 1989, the group is composed of Didier Sourou Awadi (alias DJ Awadi) and Amadou Barry (alias Doug E. Tee or D… read more -
Omar Pene
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Gokh-Bi System
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Childhood friends from the Dakar, Senegal hood of Pikine Guinaw Rail-literally "the other side of the tracks"- Gokh-Bi System (pr… read moreChildhood friends from the Dakar, Senegal hood of Pikine Guinaw Rail-literally "the other side of the tracks"- Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go Bee) reunite rap with its ancient West African ancestors in a style dubbed "ancie… read moreChildhood friends from the Dakar, Senegal hood of Pikine Guinaw Rail-literally "the other side of the tracks"- Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go Bee) reunite rap with its ancient West African ancestors in a style dubbed "ancient meets urban. "Formed in 1993 by three childhood frie… read more -
Awadi
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Born in 1969 Dakar, Didier Awadi grew up in the district Friendship. A pioneer of the hip-hop movement in Senegal and West Africa, Awadi fo… read moreBorn in 1969 Dakar, Didier Awadi grew up in the district Friendship. A pioneer of the hip-hop movement in Senegal and West Africa, Awadi founded the group Positive Black Soul (PBS) with Doug-E-Tee (Amadou Barry) in 1989. Their first albu… read moreBorn in 1969 Dakar, Didier Awadi grew up in the district Friendship. A pioneer of the hip-hop movement in Senegal and West Africa, Awadi founded the group Positive Black Soul (PBS) with Doug-E-Tee (Amadou Barry) in 1989. Their first album, Boul Faalé (1994) was a success. Awadi released his first… read more -
Lek Sen
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Lëk Sèn the former rapper of the Dakar (Sénégal) hip-hop band SSK, was brought to France 8 years ago by Amadaou & Mariam's drummer… read moreLëk Sèn the former rapper of the Dakar (Sénégal) hip-hop band SSK, was brought to France 8 years ago by Amadaou & Mariam's drummer Yvo Abadi, after a collaboration with parisian musicians "Luxor Station". Lëk Sèn gre… read moreLëk Sèn the former rapper of the Dakar (Sénégal) hip-hop band SSK, was brought to France 8 years ago by Amadaou & Mariam's drummer Yvo Abadi, after a collaboration with parisian musicians "Luxor Station". Lëk Sèn grew up in Ngor, a fishing village near Dakar and inhabited sin… read more -
Diogal
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Diogal Sakho was born in 1970 in a small Senegalese village. He is a member of the Lébou clan of fisherman from the Senegalese Coast. As a … read moreDiogal Sakho was born in 1970 in a small Senegalese village. He is a member of the Lébou clan of fisherman from the Senegalese Coast. As a child, Diogal would listen to his uncles playing music. He taught himself to play guitar and soon … read moreDiogal Sakho was born in 1970 in a small Senegalese village. He is a member of the Lébou clan of fisherman from the Senegalese Coast. As a child, Diogal would listen to his uncles playing music. He taught himself to play guitar and soon began composing his own songs. In 1996, Loy Ehrlich (who pla… read more