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D'Gary:  |
One of the greatest guitar players in the world. Born in 1961 in Antananarivo, the capitol at Madagascar. Moved to Betroka in the Bara-region, at the southern part of Madagascar. Bought his first guitar at the age of 30. Concerned about the environment and corruption. Uses his guitar to imitate the sound and the technique from the traditional instruments of Madagascar. |
| I. K. Dairo: | "The father of Modern JuJu Music", a very popular style in Nigeria.
In the late 50s he introduced new elements into the JuJu music, such as
accordion and Latin rhythms.
Dairo is the only african musician who has been decorated with the british MBE (Member of the British Empire). Dairo toured US, Russia, Japan, England and Scandinavia in his outstanding career. Died in 1996 at the age of 65. |
| Fanta Damda: | Fanta Damda, born in 1938, was the first Malian female jeli (griot) to tour Europe as a solo artist. |
| Toumani Diabate:
Ballake Sissoko Taj Mahal Ketama |
."The prince of Kora". Son of Sidiki
Diabate "the king of Kora". Born in Bamako, Mali,
in 1965. He's first recording was at the age 21, Kaira, the first solo
recording of kora. He combines brilliantly the old traditionally kora playing
with modern crossover music:
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| Prince Diabate: | The official homesite of Kora player and singer Prince Diabate of Guineahttp://www.princediabate.com/index.html |
| Diblo Dibala:
Franko and OK Jazz Kanda Bongo Man Loketo Matchatha |
Diblo Dibala, born 1954, is one of the hottest lead guitarists in Congolese
soukous.
In late 60s and early 70s he played in Franko
and OK Jazz. He moved to Paris in 1981, and rejoined Kanda
Bongo Man, which he had played with back in Congo.
Diblo Dibala was a leading session soukous man in Paris. Playing with such stars as Kanda Bongo Man and Pepe Kalle. He formed his own bands, first Loketo and then Matchatha |
| Manu Dibango: | Composer, sax player, pianist and singer from Cameroon. Manly a jazz musician, but also a big international star of makossa. Has performed with international stars like Angelique Kidjo, Sinead O'Connor, King Sunny Ade and Papa Wemba. |
| Lucky Dube: | The South African singer
Lucky Dube started playing mbaqanga music. Then he heard Bob Marley
and Jimmy Cliff, and decided that reggae was his thing. He is a big success
selling 500.000 copies of his record, Slave. He is now considered the most
popular reggae artist in the world.
Lucky Dube Homepage |
| DuOuD: | DuOuD at Indigo |
| Khalifa Ould Eide | |
Cesoria Evora:
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Born in the port town Mindelo in Cape
Verde in 1941. Evora started performing in her teens. She's known as
the whisky drinking "barefoot diva" because of her barefoot appearances,
originally because she couldn't afford shoes. Evora is a "Morna"
singer, a soulful style, sung in Creole Portuguese.
"Morna is like the blues because it is a way to express life's suffering in music" She prefers a swinging acoustic backing. Even though her music has sad undertones, it seems like she enjoys life, she's a smoking, whisky drinking grandmother. Some say she's been married tree times, some say she's never been married. |
| Eyuphuro: | A traditional WOMAD band from the ethnic group macua in northern Mozambique. |
| Allasane Fall: | Allasane Falla at Jololi - The rhythms of Senegal |
| Mose
Se Sengo "Fan Fan":
Franko and OK Jazz |
In the 70s Mose Fan Fan played guitar and composed with Franko in the soukous band, OK Jazz, one of the main style creators in Congo. Fan Fan lived in Kenya and Tanzania for some years. Now, at his own in England, he is into a more rock oriented version of Soukous or Congo Rumba. He's album "The Congo Acoustic" represents a more "unplugged" version of Fan Fan. |
| Farafina:
Mahamo Konate |
Authentic group of griots from Burkina
Faso. Formed by Mahamo Konate in 1978. Konate left the group 3 years
later. In 82 they toured in Europe. They have a percussive poly rhythmic
style with two balafons.
Farafina are also a school, young musicians are trained by elder more experienced. |
| Fomtugol: | Music and dance troup from the Fulani, people in Burkina Faso. |
| Franko and OK Jazz: | Franko Luambo Makiadi, (1938-1989) Guitarist, singer and composer
of over 1000 songs. His finger picking guitar playing and his enormous
street credibility makes him the "Father" of Congolese
and African dance music.
Franko learned to play at a homemade guitar. At the age of 11 he got his first "real" guitar. He joined or formed OK jazz in late 50's. "Franko and OK Jazz" created a Congolese rumba. This style changed into soukous (maybe it is more accurate to say that the name of the style changed). Franko was a very concerning and caring person, but he's lyrics could provoke the governments. This was perhaps the main reason for he's street credibility, check out "Attention Na Sida" (Beware of Aids) one of he's classic songs. |
| Ghat Tuareg Ensemble: | See pictures from 2001 Førde Festival here. |
| Ghorwane: | A mix of traditional Mozambique roots music and urban South African and Mozambican rhythms. The band started sometime early in the 80s, and are still going strong. |
| Gigi Shibabaw Homepage |