Super diamono

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Super diamono
General information
Genre (s) World music , mbalax , blues , rock
founding 1974, 1994
resolution 1991
Website http://www.omarpene.org
Current occupation
Lead vocals
 Omar Pene
singing
 Babacar Dieng
Percussion, vocals
 Thio Mbaye
Lead guitar
 Oumar Sow
Solo guitar
 Doudou Konaré
bass
 Dembel Diop
Keyboard
 Iba Ndiaye
Drums
 Lappa Diagne
former members
Mamadou Maïga
Moussa Ngom
Ismaël Lô

Super Diamono , also Super Diamono de Dakar and later Omar Pene & Super Diamono and Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar , is a ten-piece band from Dakar , Senegal . It was founded in 1974 by Omar Pene and led alternately by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Moussa Ngom . It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music " Mbalax - Blues ". In 1979 Ismaël Lô joined the band as a guitar player, but soon left them again for his solo career.

Discography

As Super Diamono de Dakar
  • 1986: Cheikh anta Diop
As Omar Pene & Super Diamono
  • 1994: Fari
  • 1997: Nila
As Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar
  • 2001: 25 Ans

literature

  • Mirella Bauerle, Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, David Muddyman, Kim Burton, Richard Trillo, Monika Woltering, Mirella Mauerle: Rough Guide. World music. Metzler, ISBN 3-476-01532-7

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