Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô (born August 30, 1956 in Dogondoutchi , Niger ) is a Senegalese musician.
Life
His father is Senegalese, his mother is from Niger. Shortly after his birth, his parents returned to Senegal , where he grew up in Rufisque . He attended the École des Beaux Arts in Dakar .
On a trip through Gambia he met the band Super Diamono de Dakar , whereupon he finished his art studies, joined the group and had a significant influence on the music scene in his home country in the 1980s. Great Diamonos music combined the traditional Mbalax with jazz and reggae. Your texts dealt with corruption and unemployment. After four years, Lô went to Paris and recorded four albums with producer Ibrahima Sylla .
He is a versatile singer and artist. In addition to his singing talent, he learned the guitar and harmonica.
Lô's song Tajabone was the theme song for Pedro Almodóvar's film All About My Mother , and he composed the theme song Samba Et Leuk for the French cartoon series Kassai and Leuk .
Awards
- 1997: KORA All Africa Music Awards in the two categories Best Artist (West Africa) and Best Video
Discography
- 1987: Natt
- 1989: Diawar
- 1990: Ismaël Lô
- 1994: Iso
- 1996: Jammu Africa (compilation)
- 2001: Dabah
- 2007: Senegal
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uganda: Senegal's Ismael Lo Coming to Country . AllAfrica.com website, published January 25, 2012, accessed February 22, 2012.
- ↑ List of the 1997 Kora event winners ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 15, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lô, Ismaël |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dogondoutchi , Niger |