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Senegalese singer (born 1953)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Senegal
Active from
1953-11-12
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Listeners
159,297
Total plays
1,043,279

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Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician. Maal formed the group Daande Lenol developing a distinctive sound fusing traditional African instruments with an electronic approach. <a h

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Official website
www.baabamaal.tv
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Baaba Maal
date of birth
1953-11-12
social media followers
6533
start of work period
1989-00-00
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