Etoile de Dakar – Footaane

( Senegal , 1980 , MCA )

posted on 23 / 04 / 2023

Following this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Footaane“, a deep splendid Afro Mbalax Jazz Fusion track with latin flavors, taken from the “Thiapathioly” album recorded in the early 80s by the mythical Senegalese band Etoile de Dakar founded in 1977 by the legendary composer & musician Youssou N’Dour – Enjoy !

Etoile de Dakar – Footaane (Senegal, 1980, MCA)

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Have a nice Sunday see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Etoile de Dakar – Cely

( Senegal , 1978 , M. Diaw )

posted on 17 / 07 / 2022

For today, I wanted to share with you “Cely“, a gorgeous Psychedelic Afro Latin Funk Psychedelic Mbalax Fusion Jazz gem with dreamy voices, catchy guitars & deep saxophone parts, first version ever of this all-time African anthem covered countless times, recorded in 1973 by the legendary Senegalese Orchestra “Etoile de Dakar” that included great names as the mythical musician & composer Youssou Madjiguène Ndour (this album was his first ever credited appearance as a singer !).

This album, as many of the greatest early Senegalese ones (such as Orchestra Baobab ones), was recorded at the well-known Jandeer Night Club in Dakar (Senegal), one of the only few places musicians could lent at the times all the musical instruments & equipments they didn’t have themselves – Enjoy !

Etoile de Dakar – Cely

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/ENcL2eCYGq8

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Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

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