Etoile de Dakar – Hombre Mysteriosoy

( Senegal , 1978 , M. Diaw / Mohamed Diaw )

posted on 08 / 09 / 2024

Following this previous article, I would like to share with you for today “Hombre Mysteriously”, a killer uplifting Afro Latin Soul Salsa Fusion Mbalax Jazz track, recorded in 1978 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 track was originally composed by the Dominican musician Cuco Valoy and his brother Martin as “Los Ahijados“.

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 – Hombre Mysteriosoy (Sénégal, 1978, M. Diaw)

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

Armand de Preseau

Le Sahel – Caridad

( Senegal , 1975 , Musiclub )

posted on 06 / 03 / 2024

Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Caridad“, an incredible beautiful Afro Latin Mbalax Soul track, taken from the only album by “L’Orchestre Du Sahel“, house band of the night club “Le Sahel” in Dakar (Senegal) owned by the businessman Ndiouga Kobe and founded in 1972 by the composer and musician Cheikh Tidiane Tall.

Open to various musical styles, le Sahel offered a music mixing African sounds (Mbalax, Pulaar Fulani music, Mandingo music), and included legendary Senegalese musicians, former members of the mythical band “Xalam” founded in 1965 by Sakhir Thiam, such :

– Cheikh Tidiane Tall (Bandleader, Guitar, Organ) ;

– Willy Sakho (Bass) ;

– Alassane N’Doye (Congas) ;

– Diguy Diabate (Drums) ;

– Thierno Koité (Flute, Saxophone) ;

– Seydina Insa Wade (Guitar) ;

– Emmanuel Batta (Trombone) ;

– Jean N’Diaye (Trumpet) ;

– Idrissa Diop, René Cabral (Vocals) ;

– Pape Djiby Ba (Vocals, Guiro) ;

Really hard to find album & magical song, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Le Sahel – Caridad (Senegal, 1975, Musiclub)

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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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