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	Senegal: Afropop Country -- West Africa, mbalax
		Mbalax came of age in the '70s, eventually supplanting the classic, Afro-Cuban influenced music that had dominated the scene during the early years of independence.
		With its almost fierce presentation of African roots, and its ecstatic dance energy, the music became an important vehicle for exploring serious themes and issues in the context of popular celebration.
		The rise of mbalax helped to generate a stable of immensely talented musicians in Dakar, and they have continued to innovate.
	www.afropop.org /explore/country_info/ID/6/Senegal (951 words)

	mbalax - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mbalax, pop music of West Africa with polyrhythmic percussion and dramatic vocal harmonies.
		Mbalax is a genre of popular music developed in Senegal and Gambia.
		Senegal, mbalax,, Straddling the lands of the great West African empires and the Atlantic coast...
	encarta.msn.com /mbalax.html (165 words)

	Mbalax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mbalax is a genre of popular music developed in Senegal and Gambia.
		Mbalax has been affected by ska and folk music.
		Mbalax music began as a tribal style using sabar drums but now incorporates a mix of Afro-Caribbean pop; it is popular in many parts of Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mbalax (220 words)

	Mbalax: National Geographic World Music
		Mbalax was born in the 1970s when two cultural worlds collided.
		One was the domain of popular musicians in the capital, Dakar, a port city known for its cosmopolitan style and, musically, for its appropriations of Afro-Cuban music, jazz, funk, rock and French pop.
		Up to the present, a stream of young mbalax singers continues to flood the airwaves and animate Dakar's active live scene.
	worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/mbalax_752 (746 words)

	Senegal: Baobabs, Boubous, and Mbalax
		The resulting sound came to be known as mbalax, and its underpinning aesthetics are hot, fast, and complex.
		Mbalax also spawned its own high-stepping, high-energy dance called the ventilateur, which raised a ruckus among the pious because of the provocative manner in which the women hiked their boubous and flashed their forbidden legs.
		Indisputably the seminal mbalax band was Étoile de Dakar.
	web.mit.edu /jync/www/writing/mbalax.html (1115 words)

	Youssou N'Dour Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Mbalax also employs the traditional Senegalese vocal methods of tassou and bakou; which, respectively, resemble Western rap and rhythm-and-blues vocal techniques.
		N'Dour helped pioneer mbalax in the 1970s with tremendous success in his homeland and brought the music to international popularity in the 1980s when he toured Europe and the United States as a solo performer and with such Western musical artists as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, and Bruce Springsteen.
		His efforts to introduce mbalax music to international audiences is assisted by a stunning vocal ability that has been put to good effect on N'Dour's own recordings and on popular recordings by such artists as Gabriel and Harry Belafonte.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/youssou-ndour (1479 words)

	Stargazer Records
		Mbalax is a rhythm played by the mbung mbung drum which, along with the ngorom, nder, tungune, tiol, ndende, bougarabu, talmbeut, djembe and the tama talking drum make up a full complement of sabar drums popularly known as tam tams.
		So Youssou N’Dour, “le roi du mbalax”, the King of modern Senegalese music, wasn’t the first to play mbalax, but he was the one who named the new fusion of ancient and modern sounds, revolutionised popular music in Senegal and took the music to a worldwide audience.
		In general, the mbalax dances have names that are indicative of their action: le ventilateur (the fan) describes the circular swing of voluminous robes as the dancer swirls and turns, legs kicking high in the air.
	www.stargazer-records.com /mbalax.html (3415 words)

	Mbalax (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mbalax is a genre of popular music developed in Senegal and Gambia.
		Mbalax music began as a tribal style using sabar drums but now incorporates a mix of Afro-Caribbean pop; it is popular in many parts of Africa.
		Mbalax is also popular in The Gambia, even among the non- Wollof and Sereer tribes.
	www.cheguevara.co.za /wiki/Mbalax (1628 words)

	Senegal: Baobabs, Boubous, and Mbalax
		The resulting sound came to be known as mbalax, and its underpinning aesthetics are hot, fast, and complex.
		Mbalax also spawned its own high-stepping, high-energy dance called the ventilateur, which raised a ruckus among the pious because of the provocative manner in which the women hiked their boubous and flashed their forbidden legs.
		The band of the moment for the urban youth of Dakar differs from month to month (Xalam was the choice at the time of my visit), but the various incarnations of Super Diamono, with their stripped down rock-mbalax (and attitude to boot), have stood the test of time.
	stuff.mit.edu /people/jync/writing/mbalax.html (1115 words)

	Mbalax
		Mbalax is a genre of popular music developed in Senegal and Gambia.
		Mbalax has been affected by ska and folk music.
		Mbalax music began as a tribal style using sabar drums but now incorporates a mix of Afro-Caribbean pop; it is popular in many parts of Africa.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3Dmbalax%26type%3Den (210 words)

	Kassoumay - Artistes Mbalax du Sénégal
		Une sorte de Mbalax cool où le sabar côtoie la contrebasse pour accompagner la magnifique voix d'Omar Pène.
		Alioune devient vite très populaire chez les jeunes avec son Mbalax électrique et dansant.
		Six titres mbalax inspirés par toutes les musiques traditionnelles du Sénégal, avec pour thèmes la religion, l'amitié, les valeurs culturelles africaines...
	www.kassoumay.com /musique-senegal/mbalax-senegal.html (1938 words)

	Musikhögskolan i Malmö - Publikationer - Musikpedagogik
		Data were collected by literature studies and by observations and interviews during field studies in Senegal in the fall of 1999.
		The result show that Mbalax is a genre of popular music from Senegal and Gambia.
		Mbalax has led to a growing music industry, which is beginning to look like the music industry of Europe.
	www.mhm.lu.se /publ/mp_abstracts/saaw-schillen.2000.html (204 words)

	Tama (musical instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ability to change the drum's pitch is analogous to the language tonality of some African languages.
		The tama is used in playing Mbalax music of Senegal and in Fuji music of Nigeria (where it known as a Dundun, not to be confused with the Dundun bass drum used in Djembe ensemble of the Mandé peoples.)
		Tama drums are possibly one the oldest instruments used by West African griots and their history can be traced back to ancient Ghana Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tama_(musical_instrument) (231 words)

	Cindy-Lou Dale \| Writer, Report & Photo-Journalist
		soul it certainly has as mbalax is an energetic mix of highly percussive sounds, accompanied by an acoustic guitar, and driven by the relentless tribal rhythm of the African goat-skinned Sabar drums.
		The intoxicating powers of mbalax can only truly be understood at a live performance where musicians work themselves into a distorted frenzy of sweat and blurred hands, to the applause and cheers of the enthusiastic crowd, who love every moment of it.
		Once you’ve found a mbalax band to your liking, remember that you’re there for the music; there are no quiet corners for reflection, in fact there is little décor and mostly only dance-floor.
	www.cindyloudale.com /dakarafterdark.htm (1479 words)

	Arts Abroad: Senegal Takes Salsa, Adds Mbalax and Makes Magic
		Though many by now are inebriated, they're mostly still deft at easily fitting the tricky three-part salsa step into the four-four rhythm without stepping on their partner's toes.
		Super Cayor toured Europe over the summer, performing at 14 festivals and seamlessly slipping between salsa and the very different mbalax, which the singer Youssou Ndour made popular in the 1980s by fusing traditional Senegalese songs with rock and jazz.
		When mbalax and salsa are heard separately, it's hard to imagine how they could ever work together.
	www.uwm.edu /People/wash/african-salsa.html (881 words)

	Youssou N'Dour Summary
		He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the Wolof language as mbalax, a blend of the country's traditional griot percussion and praise-singing with the Afro-Cuban arrangements and flavors which made the return trip from the Caribbean to West Africa in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and have flourished in West Africa ever since.
		Younger Senegalese musicians steeped in Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, James Brown, and the whole range of American jazz, soul, and rock music, which Senegal's cosmopolitan capital, Dakar, had enthusiastically absorbed, were rediscovering their heritage and seeking out traditional performers, particularly singers and talking drummers, to join their bands.
		A renowned singer, songwriter, and composer, Youssou's mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with eclectic influences ranging from Cuban samba to hip hop, jazz, and soul has won him an international fan base of millions.
	www.bookrags.com /Youssou_N'Dour (2229 words)

	Review/Pop; New Sound Emerging For N'Dour - New York Times
		N'Dour an international sensation, along with the dance rhythms of mbalax, is his unforgettable voice, a pure, pealing tenor that melds pop sincerity with the nuances of Islamic singing.
		When he turned to mbalax, his stripped-down band (keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, talking drum) supplied galloping, twinkling, chattering grooves that had Senegalese audience members climbing onstage to dance and press money on the performers.
		Mbalax has always combined international influences with Senegalese traditions, and Mr.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D7173CF931A35754C0A96E948260 (428 words)

	Youssou N'Dour Interview
		Senegalese music with its very complicated, hard-to-dance-to, Mbalax rhythms and often harsh sounding Wolof vocals were not appreciated widely outside Senegal.
		For those who want to hear the classic Mbalax sound of today it is possible now to get the occasional CD of the cassettes Youssou puts out for the Senegalese market.
		Mbalax in Senegal has evolved again with a new generation called 'Boul Fale'.
	www.diaspora.com.au /html/interviews/youssou_ndour_itv.htm (2298 words)

	VH1.com : Cheikh Lô : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born
		Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, Lô has created an infectious, hook-laden style of pop music.
		The son of a successful jeweler, Lô was born in Bobo-Dioulasso, a small village near Senegal's border with Mali.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/lo_cheikh/bio.jhtml (593 words)

	globeandmail.com: Dakar after dark
		A vibrant concoction of Latin and Caribbean influences driven by the rhythms of African drums, mbalax (pronounced em-ba-lach) was made popular in the 1980s by Youssou N'Dour and brought to Western audiences through his collaborations with the likes of Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon.
		In most mbalax bands, at least half the musicians are percussionists, and the common thread among all styles is the interplay between the sabar (a bass drum of goat hide strung across carved mahogany) and the more distinctive tama (a tiny hour-glass shaped drum squeezed under the player's armpit to change its pitch).
		The mbalax beat is unavoidable in Senegal; blaring from the tinny tweeters of a passing bush taxi, the booming bass of a market merchant or through the static of an AM radio strung around the neck of one of the city's ubiquitous porters.
	www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/LAC.20050209.DAKAR09/TPStory/Travel (909 words)

	MBALAH (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Youssou N’dour is not the inventor of mbalax, certainly.
		Mbalax, today, is popular and accepted by millions of people to whom it sounds like Chinese (but still ok.).
		The sacred nature of Gambian music was put to another use when for the first time the group Guélewar sang of circumcision to their female audiences and Ifang Bondi enlightened male audiences as to the secrets of excision.
	www.ukgambians.com /mbalah.htm (2413 words)

	Guew: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		The album has a slight rock tinge to it, but it is mbalax that propels and uplifts.
		But it is on the soulful ballads that Faye's voice renders a depth of feeling rarely heard on albums.
		Mbalax is a rhythm native to Senegal, and the percussive downbeat is difficult to pin down with any regularity.
	www.music.com /release/guew/1 (295 words)

	Mbalax Music :: linktvstore.org
		One of the most powerful singers anywhere in the world, Senegal's Baaba Maal is both a pop...
		Lamine Touré and Group Saloum fuse Senegalese mbalax with elements of jazz, funk, reggae and...
		Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by...
	music.linktvstore.org /world/Mbalax (358 words)

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		Popularized internationally by the renowned singers Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal, mbalax is a highly danceable music style characterized by complex polyrhythmic percussion and dramatic vocal harmonies sung in Wolof (Senegal's largest language group).
		WAAW Band's original and fresh approach to mbalax reflects the diverse talents of the group's members, and how they infuse the musical traditions of their homeland with the popular styles they have absorbed as young musicians living in New York City.
		The genre of mbalax became popularized in Senegal in the early 1980s, and came to be defined by the griot Youssou N'Dour and his seminal band, Étoile de Dakar.
	www.joespub.com /caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=2532 (409 words)

	Artist Profile: Senegal's Cheikh Lô
		Time after time, they observed that Lô begins with the mbalax sound that put Senegalese pop on the map, but then spirits in bits of Latin music, Congolese rumba, and other flavors harder to pin down.
		Mbalax itself has roots in the Afro-Cuban sound that was widely imitated in Senegal from the '40s through the '70s.
		Occasional cracklings of sabar drumming announce the mbalax element, and the song unfolds with a momentum all its own, growing denser and denser, until the weave of feather-light sounds come together like wind, and the groove turns miraculously, inexplicably, very heavy.
	www.coraconnection.com /pages/cheikh_profile.html (767 words)

	JAZZ: YOUSSOU N'DOUR, FROM SENEGAL, IN DEBUT - New York Times
		Like the other urban African styles lately making their way to the United States, mbalax translates traditional rhythms and melodies onto modern guitars, keyboards, trap drums and horns, and adds ideas from North American and Latin music.
		N'dour sings in the Wolof language and draws on the traditional vocal style of Senegalese griot singers - high-pitched, extroverted phrases reminiscent of Islamic muezzins - along with the penetrating rhythms of the tama talking drum and the bright, cascading melodies of the kora (harp-guitar).
		His mbalax also had echoes of Afro-Caribbean mambos, calypsoes and merengues.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7DB103FF934A25756C0A960948260 (338 words)

	Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Sénégal \| Music of Senegal
		Although the music scene is traditionally dominated by the wolof people with the mbalax rhythm, Baaba Maal was the first to break through this hegemony.
		But apart from that, the mbalax music has developed into a new generation by younger musicians, the Boul Falé (=don't care).
		These constant dynamics of the musical landscape in Senegal show that the Senegalese musical and cultural identity is very strong, and although Western music has a considerable impact, this identity will remain strong.
	www.geocities.com /fbessem/frames/mus_sene.html (452 words)

	Cissokho System / Kaira / cdRoots (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The mbalax (pronounced mballah) style is a type of African music or rhythm that is as popular in Africa as pop music is in Europe.
		Mbalax is played at discotheques, at club concerts and on the radio, as well as at traditional ceremonies, christenings, weddings and funerals.
		The music of Cissokho System is based on this style, and the group’s trademark sound is inspired by the hip rhythms and melodious vocal lines of mbalax.
	www.cdroots.com /nor-cissokho.html (320 words)

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		Popularized internationally by the renowned singers Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal, mbalax is a highly danceable music style characterized by complex polyrhythmic percussion and dramatic vocal harmonies sung in Wolof (Senegal's largest language group).
		WAAW Band's original and fresh approach to mbalax reflects the diverse talents of the group's members, and how they infuse the musical traditions of their homeland with the popular styles they have absorbed as young musicians living in New York City.
		The genre of mbalax became popularized in Senegal in the early 1980s, and came to be defined by the griot Youssou N'Dour and his seminal band, Étoile de Dakar.
	joespub.com /caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=2532 (409 words)

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