Following to this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Yumbeye“, a deep bouncy 70s West African Psychedelic Mbalax Fusion Jazz Funk track from Senegal with crazy organ parts, taken from the first album of the Senegalese band “𝐋𝐞 𝐗𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦” founded in 1965 by the songwriter & guitarist Sakhir Thiam.
By the time, the members of the group have changed several times, including legendary artists as Idrissa Diop, Cheikh Tidiane Tall and Thierno Koité.
This LP includes the following musicians :
Georges Dieng (solo Guitar) ;
Sanoussi Sidibe (Rhythm Guitar) ;
Serge Alvez (Bass) ;
Henry Guillabert (Organ) ;
Moussa Diongue (Vocals) ;
Ibrahima Conudoul (Vocals) ;
Xalifa Cisse (Congas, Vocals) ;
Abdou Mboup (Percussion);
Prosper Niang (Drums) ;
Tonia Lo (Saxophone, Vocals) ;
Cheikh Diop (Trumpet) ;
Jean-Pierre Gandour (Guitar, Vocals) ;
Recorded live in June 1975 at “Le Sangomar” night club in the city of Thies, you can really feel you can really feel a special energy emanating from this beautiful album.
And we didn’t mention this gorgeous cover !
Highly recommended album from start to finish, hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Le Xalam – Yumbeye (Senegal, 1975, Musiclub)
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Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical rediscovery !
Armand de Preseau
