Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Mbalax no mozika malaza ao Senegaly, naorina teo amin'ny feonkiran'ny Wolof ary hiraina amin'ny ankapobeny ao Wolof. Niaraka tamin'izany fomban-drazana izany izy io ho an'ireo Kiobàna, ireo hery ara-tsaina sy ara-panahy mba ho lasa feo maoderina ao amin'ny firenena.
Voasoratra koa 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.
Mpanakanto tsy mety resy
Ilay mpihira Senegaly izay nitondra "mbalax" teo amin'ny mpijery iraisam-pirenena ny asany.
Ny toerana onenany
Fanontaniana & Valiny
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.