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Mbalax
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting 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, Raam Daan and Assane Ndiaye.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreMbalax
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Talibi2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 02Bamba1995 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 03Mapenda2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 04Alin Na Djibé (Live)2024 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 05Na Bineta2024 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 06Niane-Gui1996 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 07Kilifeu1996 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 08Diné1996 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 09Ligueye1996 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 10Darou-Salam1996 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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