Alioune Mbaye Nder

Alioune Mbaye Nder Born 1969 Dakar Senegal Is A Senegalese Mbalax Singer. Nder Takes His Name From The N'der The Drum Favoured By His Griot Father. A Dancer And Percussionist In His Youth Nder Began His Singing Career In 1991 With The Group Lemzo Diamono A Break-Off Group From The Hugely Popular Super Diamono De Dakar. Lemzo Diamono Also Included Well-Known Senegalese Guitarist Lamine Faye. In 1993 Nder Became Lemzo Diamono's Lead Vocalist And The Band Earned A Large And Loyal Following Over The Next Few Years. In 1995 Nder Left Lemzo Diamano To Form His Own Band The Setsima Group. Nder Whose Music Until Very Recently Was Mostly Available Only On Cassette Is Regarded In Senegal As A Modern Day Griot And A Super Star Of The New Boul Falé Generation After Youssou N'Dour And Baaba Maal. He Is Known In Senegal As The Prince Of Mbalax And By Some Hardcore Fans - The King Of Mbalax. Mbalax Is A Genre Of African Popular Music Developed In Senegal And Gambia. Evolving From The Traditional Rhythms Of The Wolof People And Absorbing A Cuban Influence And Later Western Pop Funk And Reggae Influences. It Incorporates Traditional Percussion Instruments And Singing In Wolof French And Sometimes English With Modern Electric Instruments Such As Electric Guitar Electric Bass Synthesizer Drum Set And Also Typically Brass Section. It Was Made Popular By Senegalese Pop Star Youssou N’Dour Who Nder Has Great Respect For. Nder Created Le Setsima Group From Young Players Who He Could Mold And Grow Alongside And It Has Remained A Tight Formation With Just A Few Personnel Changes Since Then. Dakar's Le Temoin Wrote “The Arrangements Essentially Done By The Young Musicians Of Le Setsima Group Can Easily Compete With Those Traditionally Realized By ‘studio Sharks.’ What Great Art!” Band Members * Alioune Mbaye Nder Lead Vocals * Aïcha Koné Mbene Seck Backing Vocals * Talla Seck Lamine Touré Percussion * Malick Diaw Guitar * Saliou Ba Bass * Ibou Tall Elou Fall Keyboards * Bassirou Mbaye Drums * Ibou Konaté Mor Sarr Brass .
Discography Nder & Le Setsima Group * Courage 2005 - KSF Productions
* Muchano 2003 - KSF Productions
* Lu Tax? 2002 * Takussaan À Dakar Live 2002 - Africa Fête AFD006
* Live Anniversaire Vol. 2 Live 2001 * Live Anniversaire Vol. 1 Live 2001 * Super Thiof 2000 * Pansement 2000 - Africa Fête AFD003/Setsima
* Nder & Le Setsima Group 1999 - World Connection WC 43010
* Aladji 1998 * Lënëën 1997 * Aduna 1995 With Lemzo Diamono * Marimbalax Compilation 1996 - Stern's Unfortunately The Majority Of Nder's Music Is Still Only Available On Local Cassette And Only Within Senegal. CD Versions Of Pansement And Nder & Le Setsima Group Are More Widely Available In Europe However. read less