Baloba album from 1998

Africando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Salsa has been a hugely popular style in Senegal since the 1940s-1950s, and the goal of Africando was to merge salsa rhythms from both sides of the Atlantic, mainly based on the African tradition. Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Jump to: navigation, search Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean and Latin genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad; the style is the primary music played at Latin danceclubs and is the essential pulse of Latin music, according to author Ed Morales . ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Africando was initiated by West African producer Ibrahim Sylla, Malian arranger Boncana Maiga (of Fania All Stars). Some of the musicians involved were: Pape Seck (ex member of Star Band), Nicholas Menheim (associate of Youssou N'Dour), and Medoune Diallo (formerly with Orchestre Baobab). West African refers to: West Africa An airline: West African Airlines [1] This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ibrahim Sylla is a record producer from the Ivory Coast, well-known for having worked with many of West Africas most popular musicians, such as Salif Keita, Tshala Muana, Boncana Maiga, Baaba Maal, Ismael Lo, Pape Seck and Gnonnàs Pedro. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fania All-Stars was a salsa group established in 1968 by Johnny Pacheco as a showcase for the leading musicians and singers of the record label Fania Records, the leading salsa record company of the time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Youssou NDour Youssou NDour (born October 11, 1959 in Dakar, Senegal) is a singer. ... Orchestre Baobab is a Senegalese band. ...

The first two albums were a big success both in Africa and in the rest of the world. Tragically, singer Pape Seck died in 1995, replacement was found in Gnonnas Pedro from Benin (who died August 2005) and Ronnie Baró of Orquestra Broadway, who had already worked with Africando previously. Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the latest albums, African superstars were invited, such as Tabu Ley Rochereau, Koffi Olomide, Salif Keita, Sekouba Bambino, Amadou Balaké and Thionne Seck. This new constallation led to the new name Africando All Stars. Whilst in the beginning, the songs were Latin classics sung in Wolof or a mix of Wolof and Spanish, newer songs were African classics, redone with latin rhythms and instrumentation. With both approaches, Africando has been equally successful. Taby Ley Rochereau Tabu Ley Rochereau (born 1940 Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo as Tabu Ley) is one of Africas most influential vocalists and one of its most prolific songwriters. ... Antoine Koffi Olomide (born August 13, 1958), is a Congolese soukous singer, producer, and composer. ... Salif Keita (born August 25, 1949) is an internationally recognized Afro-Pop singer and song writer from Mali. ... Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

Discography

• Trovador (1993)
• Sabador (1994)
• Mélodie (1996)
• Gumbo Salsa (1996)
• El mejor (1998)
• Baloba (1998)
• Betece (2000)
• Live! (2001)
• Martina (2003)

External links

• Afro-Latin Party
• A Glance:Africando (amazon.com)