Described as one of the world's great live acts by the Guardian. After three years away the mighty Orchestra Baobab are making a long awaited return to the UK to play a handful of live dates in January 2012. One of the defining acts in contemporary African music, Orchestra Baobab, first formed in 1970, fused Senegal’s formerly predominant Afro-Cuban sounds with Congolese rumba, Ghanaian high life, griot singing and other local styles. Read more »
Press Release : New release, 
,for Senegalese singer Nuru Kane, who came to prominence after his Festival in the Desert appearance in 2004. Attracting the attention of Riverboat Records who signed him up for his first international release, "Sigil", which came out in 2006. His trademark use of the Moroccan guimbri, adding a gnawa strain to his Senegalese rhythms, quickly established Nuru as a major talent. Read full article for all the press release. 
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" is the first new album in five years from one of Africa’s great musical mavericks, Senegatese sufi troubadour Cheikh Lô. This is his most distinctive and personal album since his groundbreaking, Yous~øu N’Dour-produced debut "Ne Ia Thiass" in 1996. The dreadlocked singer’s signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours - West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco - has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date. And his husky, sensual voice is sounding better than ever. 
Promoting his new album Le Marigot Club Dakar, Daby Dalde is taking the music he regularly plays in his popular Dakar Club to venues around England - catch these dates in November.
News in from Choux De Bruxelles : Malick Pathé Sow is an extremely talented Senegalese artist. Following loyal service as one of Baaba Maal’s main musicians, he embarked on a solo career after arriving in Belgium. His new (and fourth) CD 
, recorded live at the Moliere, marks a return to his acoustic roots. 
Jill Turner switches on the Television and reviews Baaba Maal's latest album. Baaba Maal is a traveller not only with his United Nations work but as a season ticket holder onboard the Africa Express. He stole the show with a sensational appearance as part of this year’s UK African Soul Rebels tour and was recently invited as a guest on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in March. By now, we were beside ourselves with anticipation of his new album, it’s been a long time, eight years in fact since Missing You. Yes we have been, but now the new album is here, will 
be the album to divide opinion ? 
MC Melstar couldn't wait to review this one. She knows what its like to cut it as an MC, amongst the male posturing in the hip hop scene. Together with her Wolof dictionary she listens to Sarabah - Tales from the Flipside of Paradise, the new release from Sister Fa, Senegal's Queen of Hip Hop. Does it get the thumbs up? ...read more
Melstar finds Gokh-Bi System's “Voice of the Jeli” a very more-ish album, a wonderful accomplishment. “Voice of the Jeli” is soothing yet upbeat, using the gentle rhythmic melodies of the ekonting to give Gokh Bi System their distinctive sound. With plenty of infectious beats and heartfelt lyrics, the album quickly had her reaching for the repeat button.GondwanaSound: other content and links
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