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 [...]

#80smusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour

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 […]

#80smusic #AfroCuban #Mbalax #Sénégal

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.”

#Mbalax #Sénégal #Electro

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.

#LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour

Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès – Short documentary

https://amf.didiermary.fr/dieuf-dieul-thies-promo-documentary/

The band Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès did not manage to release any of its recordings for 30+ years. Here’s a short documentary for the release of “Aw Sa Yone Vol. 2” in 2015, after Vol. 1 in 2013.

On Vol. 1 the tracks were well divided among three singers: Assane Camara with his unique style, […]

#Documentary #Mbalax #Sénégal #OldAfricanMusic

Ismaël Lô – Jelebi

https://amf.didiermary.fr/ismael-lo-jelebi/

Jelebi is found on Ismaël Lô’s solo album Diawar in 1989. Ismaël Lô is a Senegalese musician, born in Dogondoutchi in Niger in 1956.

“Jeele Bi” with Super Diamono in 1988 on cassette “Jigeenu Ndakaru.”

#80smusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #OldAfricanMusic

Cheikh Lô – Maame

https://amf.didiermary.fr/cheikh-lo-maame-2025/

Celebrating 50 years in music, Cheikh Lô returns in 2025 with his brand-new album “Maame.”After a decade long wait since his last studio album, the Senegalese legend returns.
Named after his spiritual guide Maame Massamba Ndiaye, the album is not only a tribute but a spiritual and political offering. [...]

#AfroCuban #Blues #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Salsa #Senegal

Etoile de Dakar – Thiapathioly

https://amf.didiermary.fr/etoile-de-dakar-thiapathioly/

Etoile de Dakar Feat. Youssou N’Dour & El Hadji Faye
Etoile de Dakar – Vol. 2

#80smusic #Mbalax #Senegal #OldAfricanMusic