Super Diamono was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974 or 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member, and the group was alternately led by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Musa Ngum. It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music "Mbalax-blues". In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a co-founder of the group, rejoined the band as a guitar player, but soon left again for his solo career. According to Billboard Magazine, it was Senegal's "first truly local pop style." Many of the former members who later became solo artists made their break-through from this band.
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| - Super Diamono, auch Super Diamono de Dakar und später Omar Pene & Super Diamono sowie Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar, ist eine zehnköpfige Band aus Dakar, Senegal. Sie wurde 1974 von Omar Pene gegründet und abwechselnd von den Sängern , angeführt. Sie begann mit traditioneller westafrikanischer Musik, orientierte sich jedoch schnell zu einem afro-kubanischen und vom Pop geprägten Sound. Ab 1977 nannten sie ihre Musik „Mbalax-Blues“.1979 trat Ismaël Lô als Gitarrenspieler in die Band ein, um sie jedoch bald darauf für seine Solo-Karriere wieder zu verlassen. (de)
- Super Diamono was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974 or 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member, and the group was alternately led by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Musa Ngum. It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music "Mbalax-blues". In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a co-founder of the group, rejoined the band as a guitar player, but soon left again for his solo career. According to Billboard Magazine, it was Senegal's "first truly local pop style." Many of the former members who later became solo artists made their break-through from this band. (en)
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| - *Super Jamano de Dakar
*Super Diamono de Dakar
*Omar Pene & Super Diamono
*Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar (en)
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| - Bob Sene ; Omar Pene; Babacar Dieng; Thio Mbaye; Oumar Sow; Doudou Konaré; Musa Ngum; Mada Ba; Pape Dembel Diop; Ismael Lô; Iba Ndiaye; Lappa Diagne ; Mamadou Lamine Maïga;; Cheikh Diange; Abdou M' Backe; Amadou Baye; Aziz Seck; Baïla Diagne; Cheikh Sadibou Niasse; Ibou Konate; Jean Alain Hedgar; Lamine Faye; Moustapha Fall; Ndiaga Samb; Papa Basse; Tonia Lô. (en)
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| - Super Diamono, auch Super Diamono de Dakar und später Omar Pene & Super Diamono sowie Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar, ist eine zehnköpfige Band aus Dakar, Senegal. Sie wurde 1974 von Omar Pene gegründet und abwechselnd von den Sängern , angeführt. Sie begann mit traditioneller westafrikanischer Musik, orientierte sich jedoch schnell zu einem afro-kubanischen und vom Pop geprägten Sound. Ab 1977 nannten sie ihre Musik „Mbalax-Blues“.1979 trat Ismaël Lô als Gitarrenspieler in die Band ein, um sie jedoch bald darauf für seine Solo-Karriere wieder zu verlassen. (de)
- Super Diamono was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974 or 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member, and the group was alternately led by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Musa Ngum. It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music "Mbalax-blues". In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a co-founder of the group, rejoined the band as a guitar player, but soon left again for his solo career. According to Billboard Magazine, it was Senegal's "first truly local pop style." Many of the former members who later became solo artists made their break-through from this band. (en)
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| - *Omar Pene & Super Diamono (en)
- *Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar (en)
- *Super Diamono de Dakar (en)
- *Super Jamano de Dakar (en)
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