Mbalax

Mbalax (pronounced bah - umm laak or mballach ) is a popular in West Africa, particularly in Senegal and Gambia of music.

Mbalax mixes many different regional influences with fast rhythm and blues and, for example Soca. The rhythm often shape fast runs of the drum group to which tama the hourglass and the larger drum stand include sabar. Sabar connotes an old dance music tradition of the Wolof, which has had an impact on the mbalax. There is also a bright, radio -like rhythm guitar.

The texts in the mbalax often take a religious reference to actors in the West African Sufism, which is common in Senegal with the three religious Tidschānīya, Muridiyya and Qadiriya. In its ballad form reminiscent of canticles of griots. The language is Wolof.

Before mbalax mode Senegalese pop - up taste in the 1970s was also influenced heavily hispanic. Since the 1990s, occurs in addition to the mbalax the original hip- hop culture of the metropolis Dakar, called Senerap.

Representatives of mbalax

The most famous mbalax author and interpreter is Youssou N'Dour. Other representatives of the mbalax are:

• Ady Thioune
• Alioune Mbaye Santander
• Alioune Kassé et les Kassé stars
• Babacar Faye
• Boy Marone
• Ceddo
• Cheikh Lô
• Cherif Mbaw
• Coumba Gawlo
• Dieuf Dieul
• Djanbutu Thiossane
• Etoile de Dakar
• Falou Dieng
• Fatou Guewel
• Ismaël Lô
• Lemzo Diamono
• Mapathe Diop
• Missal
• Santander
• Ndongo Lô
• Omar Pene
• Ouza
• Pape Diouf
• Secka
• Solo Cissokho
• Super Cayor de Dakar
• Super Diamono
• Thio Mbaye
• Thione Seck
• Viviane
• Waflash
• Wato Sita
• Xalam
• Oxalate de Dakar