Mbalax (or Mbalakh) is the national popular dance music of Senegal and The Gambia. Mbalax is a fusion of popular Western music and dance such as jazz, soul, Latin, and rock blended with sabar. Influenced by the 'back to roots' philosophy of Negritude and the receding influence of colonialism, artists began to mix our sounds with traditional Senegalese music and forge new sounds incorporating our new national identity. Musicians began singing in Wolof (our predominant dialect) instead of French and English, and incorporated rhythms of the indigenous sabar drum. Mbalax Dancing is popular in nightclubs and social gatherings as well as religious and cultural gatherings for example; weddings, birthdays, and naming ceremonies. Mbalax dance style incorporates pelvic gyrations and knee movements. It's way, we have a lot of kind of Mbalax dance such as the "Ventilateur" «'electric fan', which describes the motion of the buttocks swirling suggestively»; "xaj bi" «the dog', in which a dancer lifts his or her leg in imitation of a dog»; "Moulaye chigin" «which involves pelvic and knee movements that perfectly match the sabar breaks»; and, "the jelkati" «a dance in which the upper arms, bent at the elbows, move in parallel motion from left to right». Mbalax music include instruments such as drums, balafon, riti, Tama (talking drum), sabar drum and other instruments like flute, electric guitar, piano, violin, trumpet and synthesizer.
The most Famous Singer of M'balax
Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer and percussionist, perhaps the most famous singer alive. He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the Wolof language as mbalax, a blend of the country's traditional griot percussion and praise-singing with the Afro-Cuban and Haitian kompa arrangements. And he has collaborated with musicians Peter Gabriel, Axelle Red, Sting, Alan Stivell, Bran Van 3000, Neneh Cherry, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Branford Marsalis, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. In Senegal, Youssou is a powerful cultural icon actively involved in social issues.
The most Famous Singer of M'balax
Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer and percussionist, perhaps the most famous singer alive. He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the Wolof language as mbalax, a blend of the country's traditional griot percussion and praise-singing with the Afro-Cuban and Haitian kompa arrangements. And he has collaborated with musicians Peter Gabriel, Axelle Red, Sting, Alan Stivell, Bran Van 3000, Neneh Cherry, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Branford Marsalis, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. In Senegal, Youssou is a powerful cultural icon actively involved in social issues.
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