Orchestre Baobab is a Senegalese band. It was organized in 1970 as a multi-ethnic, multi-national club band. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Put together by saxophonist Baro N'Diaye, original members included singers Balla Sidibe, Rudy Gomis, and Laye Mboup; guitarists Barthelemy Attisso and Latfi Ben Geloune; bassist Charlie N’Diaye; drummer Mountaga Koite; and saxophonist Issa Cisskho. Ndiouga Dieng and Medoune Diallo sometimes sat in with the band, and personnel changed frequently.

The group played an Afro-Cuban-Caribbean fusion. Unlike other Senegalese bands, they added Casamance harmonies and drumming (from southern Senegal), melodies from Togo and Morocco to the more common Wolof (from northern Senegal) influences. They recorded 20 vinyl albums between 1970 and 1985. Competition from mbalax, a new sound in the mid 1980s, overwhelmed Orchestre Baobab. By 1987, the band had broken up. Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Flag of Casamance Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. ... Harmony is the use and study of pitch simultaneity and chords, actual or implied, in music. ... The Wolof are the largest ethnic group in Senegal with approximately 45% of the population. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record album The vinyl record is a type of gramophone record, most popular from the 1950s to the 1990s, that was most commonly used for mass-produced recordings of music. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reissues of their old recordings in Europe led to the reformation of the band in 2001. Orchestre Baobab toured Europe and made a new recording with guest appearances by Cuban superstar Ibrahim Ferrer and Senegal star Youssou N'dour. A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ibrahim Ferrer (born February 20, 1927) is a popular Afro-Cuban musician in Cuba. ... Picture of artist (PHOTO BY GALILEA NIN) Youssou Ndour (born October 11, 1959) is a singer who was born in Dakar, Senegal. ...

External links

• anon., “Orchestra Baobab”
• Frank Bessem, “Musiques d'Afrique: Orchestre Baobab”
• Lucy Duran, “Ochestra Baobab,” World Music Central
• Chris Nickson, “Orchestre Baobab,” All Music Guide