Super Étoile de Dakar
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Super Étoile de Dakar is a renowned Senegalese mbalax band best known as the longtime musical group and backing band of singer Youssou N’Dour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Super Étoile de Dakar canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mbalax band
ⓘ
music band ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Youssou N’Dour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Youssou N’Dour et le Super Étoile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Wolof culture ⓘ |
| genre |
Afropop
ⓘ
mbalax ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Le Super Étoile de Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Assane Thiam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balla Sidibé NERFINISHED ⓘ El Hadji Faye NERFINISHED ⓘ Habib Faye NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimi Mbaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Youssou N’Dour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryVocalist | Youssou N’Dour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
support on Youssou N’Dour live albums
ⓘ
support on Youssou N’Dour studio albums ⓘ |
| hasTour | international tours with Youssou N’Dour ⓘ |
| influenced | later mbalax bands ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | world music ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Wolof ⓘ |
| notableAs | backing band of Youssou N’Dour ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic live performances
ⓘ
popularizing modern mbalax sound internationally ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceLocation |
Dakar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Youssou N’Dour’s musical projects ⓘ |
| performingRole | touring band for Youssou N’Dour ⓘ |
| precededBy | Étoile de Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabelAssociation |
Jololi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
fusion of traditional Senegalese rhythms with modern instruments
ⓘ
prominent use of sabar drum patterns ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ sabar drums ⓘ talking drum ⓘ |
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