Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Mbalax ke mmino o tumilego kudu wa Senegal, wo o agilwego godimo ga modumo wa lešata wa Walf gomme wa opelwa kudu - kudu kua Wolf. E ile ya tlatša mokgwa woo wa go kgabiša e le gore e se ke ya nwelela, e lego matla le ditutuetšo tša moya gore e be modumo wo o tumilego wa mehleng yeno wa naga.
Gape e fetoletšwe e sa le pele 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.
Bo - rabokgabo Bao ba Nago le Bokgoni
Ma - Senegal ao mošomo wa ona o bego o e - ya go batheetši ba ditšhaba - tšhaba a be a e - na le di - mbalax tša ona.
Moo e dulago gona
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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.