DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. ...

While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 ...

Before they met, made music, raised children, and won awards together, Senegalese–Swedish duo Maher and Sousou Cissoko came from parallel worlds. Today, they are united by one glaring similarity: ...

Image #: 16377677 DAKAR - DECEMBER 23: Singer Youssou Ndour, leader of the movement 'Fekke Ma Ci Boole', during the 23 June Movement (M23) rally called 'Congress of the People' at the Obelisk Square ...

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MBALAX EXPLORATIONS San Francisco’s Sonny Smith improvises music with Senegalese musicians on ‘The Diving Kind.’ (Photo by Stéphanie Pfister) On his latest album, The Diving Kind, Sonny Smith of San ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese music star Youssou N'dour said he will stand in next month's presidential election, mounting a high-profile challenge to the West African state's veteran leader Abdoulaye ...

But his music has remained grounded in the Senegalese traditions of his youth. His songs in French, English and Wolof include long percussion solos by the tama, or talking drum."I was like a fisherman ...

Senegal's top Sufi singers -- Thione Seck and Youssou Ndour -- lead a musical liberation from the West and a reunion with spiritual sources from the East. Includes reviews of Thione Seck's ...

There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.