Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Mbalax ass d' populären Musik vum Senegal, ugebuede op der Sabar Drumming vun der Wolof an déi vu Wolof e puerzegoen huet. Et ass an der Schlagzeugtraditioun fir de Kubaner, Jazz a Sëcherheetsáhrifen ze verbannen.
Dateimask: 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.
Zeechesaatz
Senegalesesch Sänger, déi vu mbalax zu internationalem Publikum gefouert gouf.
Wo leet dat wäit
Froen & Antwoorden
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.