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Senegalese Music
Mbalax (meaning "rhythm" in Wolof),derives from accompanying rhythms used in sabar music of the Serer people whence Wolof migrants brought it to the Wolof kingdoms. The Nder (lead drum), Sabar (rhythm drum), and Tama (talking drum) percussion section traces some of its technique to the ritual music of Njuup. The Serer people infuse their everyday language with complex overlapping cadences and their ritual with intense collaborative layerings of voice and rhythm."
Yousou N'Dour - Xale Bi
Malik and Sukenya
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