Cheikh Lô

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Born
1955 (age 70)
Born In
Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso
Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, Lô has created an infectious, hook-laden style of pop music. While Roots World described Lô's musical approach by writing "complemented by the acoustic guitar, exploding tama, and free-falling electric bass, Lô's voice has a rounded sweetness with poetic hills and valleys," Real Groove Magazine explained, "w… read more
Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, Lô has created an infectious, hook-lad… read more
Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, Lô has created an infectious, hook-laden style of pop music. While Roots World described Lô's musical app… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Jamm Il N'est Jamais Trop Tard
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 109 listeners
2 Degg Gui Degg Gui
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 92 listeners
3 Lamp Fall Sante Yalla
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 89 listeners
4 Play track Jamm Jamm
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5 Jamm Warico
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6 Play track Né La Thiass Guiss Guiss
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7 Play track Né La Thiass Né La Thiass
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8 Play track Né La Thiass Set
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9 Play track Balbalou Degg Gui (Album Version) [feat. Flavia Coelho & Fixi]
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10 Né La Thiass Boul Di Tagale
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Albums

  1. 17,152 listeners

    23 Aug 2010 · 10 tracks

    Jamm
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  2. 15,946 listeners

    24 Oct 2005 · 13 tracks

    Lamp Fall
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  3. 10,896 listeners

    Degg Gui (feat. Flavia Coelho & Fixi) - Single
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  4. 8,610 listeners

    20 Apr 2015 · 9 tracks

    Balbalou
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