Oumar Ndiaye Xosluman
(Senegal)
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Dakar is
not only the destination of a world famous ralley, it is also the hotspot
for westafrican music.
A harbour city that has spread a lot of musical inspiration all over the
globe for decades, and still has a wide and vital music-scene.
One of its artist is OUMAR NDIAYE, raised on the nearby island "Ile
de Goree", and now living in Senegals capitol.
His career started with the first african boy-group, the "Golden
Boys Of Dakar" in 1987.
1995 OUMAR NDIAYE released his album "Hoslu" which already featured
the american singer Elizabeth Shipley. This initiated his major breakthrough
in Senegal.
Today he is a regular part of the monthly charts and radio playlists.
A filmscore for "Tableau Feraille" (1998) and the two follow
up albums "Mann Sénégalais" (2001) und "Youz-ba"
(2005) did establish him as a well-known musician, not only in his country.
He toured through europe (latety in Belgium & France in 2006) and
plays gigs at most of the big festivals in Senegal.
In his concerts, he manages to mesmerize his audience with his different
musical styles and his charismatic stageshow.
His musical repertoire is quite diverse and brings up a good mixture of
african rhythems as well as melancholic guitarpieces, just like a african
singer-songwriter.
His favourite style is the Mbalax, a very popular music-style in Senegal,
which just started to be popular in europe as well.
And with his very special voice, Oumar Ndiaye is an outstanding talent
in this musical genre. Indeed, he adds a special taste to it!