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Mbalax
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
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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 Bombay Jayashri.
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Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreMbalax
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