Malick Diaw
Genre
Mandinga folk
City of origin
Dakar, Senegal
Line-Up
Malick Diaw vocals and guitar
Mariana Briones choirs and dance
Mapote Gueye djembe, cabasa
Pablo Alfierielectric bass
Discography
- Ainsi Va la Vie | 2015
Bio
The Senegalese guitarist presents his first solo album “Ainsi Va la Vie”. The music tends towards folk with Tuareg, Mandinka, blues and jazz sounds, which mixes African rhythms accompanied by the acoustic guitar, the carbassa, the djembe, the sabar, the baix and the choirs.
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Press quotes
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Malick Diaw has some connections to the sound of Youssou N'Dour, Ismael Lo, and Salif Keita, though his time in Spain and his collaboration with African artists from other parts of the continent incorporate many other elements that define his unique sound.- Ángel Romero, World Music Central, 11/01/2016 | Open
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“A rich crossroads, where there is room for the Sahelian echoes of Tuareg music, folk, or Mandinka music.”- Miguel Angel Sánchez Gárate, B-Ritmos, 25/12/2015 | Open
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