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Mbalax
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Mbalax
Mbalax is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Mbalax is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Thione Seck and Raam Daan.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreMbalax
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2000s · West Africa · Mbalax
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Talibi2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 02Mapenda2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 03Dieylo2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 04Khare Bi2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 05Gaadaay2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 06Bour2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 07Woyatina2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 08Yaye2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 09Assalo2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 10Mouhahibou2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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