Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Mbalax huwa l-mużika popolari tas-Senegal, mibnija fuq il-drumming Sabar tal-Wolof u sung fil-biċċa l-kbira fil Wolof. Hija ngħaqdet ma' din it-tradizzjoni ta' perkussjoni ma' Kuban, jazz u ruħ influwenzi biex issir il-ħoss modern li jiddefinixxi l-pajjiż.
Speċifikat ukoll 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.
Artisti notevoli
Il - kantanta tas - Senegal li x - xogħol tagħha kien qed jiġi mbalax lejn udjenzi internazzjonali.
Fejn jgħix
Mistoqsijiet u Tweġibiet
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.