The institute francais is running a series of concerts under the banner 'Jazz a Dakar', and have managed to attract some big names, inlcuding, last night, Baaba Maal. I only found out about the concert a couple of days ago, but this wasn't something I was going to miss. Along with Youssou n'Dour, Baaba Maal is probably the Senegalese musician most well known outside Senegal and I've long enjoyed his music. There were 3 acts, a Sengalese singer Shula Ndiaye, a band called Moh de Diof and then Baaba Maal himself. All were excellent, although for me Baaba Maal stole the show with a fantastic performance. The people I went with had mostly not heard of Baaba Maal, but everyone enjoyed the show (altough some preferred Shula Ndiaye to Baaba Maal), and are now keen to go to some more of the 'Jazz a Dakar' concerts - next week its Orchestra Baobab!
Anyway for those of you who dont know too much about Baaba Maal, here's a quick video from the show last night
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