Thiaroye, then up up
I thought after all the buzz around the Awadi post I’d post some more current Senegalese hip-hop today. The other half of Positive Black Soul, Duggy Tee (formerly Doug-E Tee – gotta love that name...
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Quick post today from the golden age of West African salsa. Guinean salsero, Amara Touré, was part of a group of pre-independence salsa pioneers in Guinea and Senegal. Touré along with others like Laba...
View ArticleCheikh then, Cheikh now
It’s interesting to hear how West African musicians have changed their style over the years. The melodies remain the same, but gone are the synths of yesteryear. World music audiences these days are...
View ArticlePerseverance
Chérif Mbaw has the voice of a young Youssou, the guitar of Pape & Cheikh and the feel of Cheikh Lô. In other words, he sounds like everything I like about contemporary Senegalese music. You might...
View ArticleAll the Falls, remixed
During all the Kuduro hype started up by Benn loxo contributor, Boima, several people noted that French electro musician and producer Frédéric Galliano has been really active on the Kuduro scene...
View ArticleThe Wolof rap talent pool
Ben Herson, aka Benny Beats, founder of Nomadic Wax, took his mobile studio down to Dakar a few years ago in search of unknown Senegalese MCs. His African Underground and Mapito recordings are...
View ArticleA little polish
Been busy with the French elections and enjoying the out of control amazing French weather of late. I’m back, though, with about 600 new tracks to dig through, select and post for the Benn loxo crowd....
View ArticleEx-pat rap
BBC Sound System are a Senegalese hiphop group based in Paris, France. Their 2003 release, Na Banko, resurfaced in my collection lately thanks to a random shuffle. Once again I’m reminded how Wolof is...
View ArticleMemories, not mystery
We’ve been hearing a lot of classic Congolese music lately. Time to move to other countries and other decades for a few posts. We’ll head back to contemporary Senegal today. Benn loxo du taccu is a...
View Article“I love Titi”
I spent a week in Senegal in April for the first time since October, 2006. The city has changed a lot superficially: many highways and flyovers have been built, posh Iranian-made taxis fill the...
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