This is a very special post as something big is happening in Dakar right now... The mythic band Le Sahel will play live again next this week.
Le Sahel, named from the club they were playing during the mid 70s, was composed by master musicians and mixed latin rhythms and sabar, giving birth to a unique senegalese style.
After more than 30 years, Dakar based label Teranga Beat, released some of 70s recordings from Idrissa Diop and Cheikh Tidiane Tall (including some never edited tracks!), and is now bringing this band back to life.
Original band musicians playing this week:Chekh Tall: keyboard
Thierno Koite: sax
Additional musicians:
Wilfried Zinsou: trombone
Augustin N'Dione (Cheikh M'Backe): tumba
Serigne Mattar Dieng: drums
Abdoul Aziz N'Diaye: guitar
Ousman Diaw: bass
Marieme Fall: chorist
Le Sahel - Caridad:
From the album Bamba (MUSICLUB, 1975)
Seydina Ihsa Wade: guitar
Willy Sakho: bass
Djiguy Diabate: drums
Alassane N'doye: conga
Thierno Koite: sax, flute
Emmanuel Batta: trombone
Jean N'Diaye: trumpet
Papa Djiby Ba: vocals, guiro
Rene Cabral: vocals
