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Mbalax
Senegal's sabar-driven popular music
Mbalax is the popular music of Senegal, built on the sabar drumming of the Wolof and sung largely in Wolof. It joined that percussion tradition to Cuban, jazz and soul influences to become the country's defining modern sound.
Também soletrado 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.
Artistas notáveis
Youssou N'Dour
Senegalese singer whose work carried mbalax to international audiences.
Onde vive
De onde vêm esses artistas
11 Mbalax artistas estão no TimTim.Live, e 11 deles têm uma cidade natal pública. É daqui que eles vêm.
Países
Cidades e lugares
- Dacar (city), Senegal4
- Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso1
- Dacar (region), Senegal1
- Dogondoutchi, Níger1
- Dosso Region, Níger1
- Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso1
- Thiès, Senegal1
Alguns dos artistas
Perguntas e respostas
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.
