Cheikh Lô

Cheikh Lô
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Styles: Afro-Pop, Mbalax
Biography: Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, has created an infectious, hook-laden style of pop ...Read full biography
Bambay Gueej
Released: 2000
Label: World Circuit
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Lo explores a more organic sound on this effort while retaining the exciting rhythms so essential to his music, which are rooted in the rich pop of Senegal. With countryman Youssou N'Dour at the producing ...Read full review
Ne La Thiass
Released: 1996
Label: Nonesuch
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This strong debut from Senegalese singer Cheikh Lô is a healthy hybrid of African and Cuban rhythms. 's high, reedy vocals are immediately evocative of countryman Youssou N'Dour -- no surprise since ...Read full review
More Cheikh Lô albums: Main Albums (4)
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