Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Memalax da Senegalen musika ospetsua, Wolof-eko sabar danborrean eraikia eta Wolofen asko kantatua. Cuban, jazz eta arimako tradizioak bat egiten du herrialdearen soinu modernoa definitzeko.
Idatzita ere Mbalakh
Origin & history
Senegalese bands of the 1970s had been playing Cuban repertoire; mbalax came from turning back toward sabar drumming and Wolof language and song.
It became Senegal's dominant popular music and, through its best-known performers, one of the most widely heard West African sounds internationally.
Artista entzungarriak
Senegaleko abeslaria, zeinaren lanak mbalax nazioarteko ikusleetara eraman baitzuen.
Non bizi den
Galdera- erantzunak
What is mbalax?+
Mbalax is the popular music of Senegal, built on Wolof sabar drumming and sung mostly in Wolof, with Cuban and jazz influences in its arrangements.
What is a sabar?+
The sabar is a Senegalese drum, played with one hand and one stick, whose rhythms are at the centre of mbalax.
Where is mbalax from?+
Senegal.