Chimes of Freedom – Youssou N’dour
https://amf.didiermary.fr/chimes-freedom-youssou-ndour/
“Chimes of Freedom” is a cover by Youssou N’Dour of the song by Bob Dylan (1964) in Wolof. It is also the musical basis for the song Casamança.
Below: Live version for Amnesty International’s “Human Rights Now!” Tour at Wembley Stadium in 1988, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration [...]
#90smusic #Cover #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic #BobDylan
Youssou N’Dour – Casamança
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-casamanca/
“Casamança” first appeared on a cassette for the Senegalese market, Diapason + 95, a recording of a live concert with le Super Etoile.The song revisits the musical basis Youssou N’Dour used the year before while covering Bob Dylan’s Chimes of Freedom for Amnesty International.
Casamança was later recorded in studio and appears on a special […]
AFROTRONIX Feat. STONEBWOY - BEYOND THE SKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN1VOJS8nbw
"an Afrofuturistic take on Reggae Dub meeting Mbalax."
From album Köd
More:
- https://soundcloud.com/afrotronixbeat
- https://afrotronix.bandcamp.com/album/k-d
Youssou N’Dour – Set Live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-set-live/
Set (meaning “clean”) is a song and eponym album by the Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour, released in 1990, that in part inspired the Senegalese youth movement Set-Setal, which sought to beautify Dakar. Here’s Set live @ Bataclan in Paris in 2017.
#90smusic #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic
This morning's #workout #music is from Aba Diop & the Yermande Family with traditional Senegalese sounds - lovely.
https://youtu.be/79Eg1_kNXvI
#mbalax #africanMusic #KettleBells
Heavy Kettle Bells - descending ladder (sets: 30,25,20,15,10)
100 dead-lift
100 squat to halo
60 breaths between sets.
Youssou N’Dour et le Super Etoile de Dakar – Mouye Ma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-super-etoile-dakar-mouye-ma/
Fondé par Youssou N’dour et ses fidèles musiciens après la scission de l’Etoile de Dakar, le Super Etoile de Dakar a su révolutionner à partir de 1979 le Mbalax, rythme cher aux Wolofs, créant de nouvelles danses pour accompagner ce style musical.
Le mbalax est un style musical organisé comme le croisement d’instruments [...]
Super Diamono – Sofia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-diamono-sofia-ismael-lo/
Super Diamono or Super Diamono de Dakar was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. Sofia appears on a cassette “Vol. 5” in 1981 with Ismaël Lô.
It was formed around 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member.It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound.
In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a […]
This morning's #workout #music is from MARK ERNESTUS's NDAGGA RHYTHM FORCE performing live in 2025 - this one is pretty special
https://youtu.be/uee8HDuhvvg
#Senegal #Gambia #KosmischeMusik #Mbalax #beats #drummer #percussion #trance #dance #BodyWeightTraining
Guiss Guiss Bou Bess – Jigueenu Africa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/guiss-guiss-bou-bess-jigueenu-africa/
Guiss Guiss Bou Bess mixes Sabar drums, Mbalax influences & electronic beats in “Jigueenu Africa,” meaning “African Women.”
Youssou N’Dour – YaaKaar (Hope)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-yaakaar-hope-live/
The song “Hope”, also known as “Yaakaar”, was released on Youssou N’Dour’s album “Eyes Open” in 1992.
African Music Forum (AMF)
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