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No. 1 de Dakar
Also known asNo. 1, Star Number One, Star Number One de Dakar, Orchestra Number One de Dakar, Number One du Senegal
OriginDakar
GenresAfro-Cuban, Salsa music, Mbalax
Years active1976-1986
LabelsDakar Sound, Popular African Music
Past membersPapa Seck, Doudou Sow, Mar Seck, Pape Djiby Ba, Maguette Ndiaye, Malick Hann, Ali Penda N'Dioye, Paja Diop, Paja Seck, Alioune Diallo, Amadou Madani Tall, Mamane Fall, Yahya Fall, Babacar Fall, Moustapha Ndiaye, Alioune Hane, Thierno Kouate

No. 1 de Dakar or Star Number One de Dakar is a music group from Senegal that was the resident band of Dakar's Jandeer Nightclub.[1]. They were an off shoot of the Star Band. Over the course of 10 years together, No. 1 de Dakar released at least nine LPs[2] and in the late 1970's were considered to be rivals to Orchestra Baobab for the hottest band in Dakar.[3] They, along with the Star Band and its other off-shoots, are responsible for many of the crucial developments in Senegalese popular music.[4] Senegalese musical scholar, Richard M. Shain, cites No. 1 de Dakar as being great innovators in Senegalese popular music for their integration of Wolof traditions into a Cuban musical framework.[5] Their song "Yaye Boy" has been reinterpreted many times by both Senegalese and non-Senegalese bands.[6]

History edit

No. 1 de Dakar was formed following a fight on Jan 7, 1976, between members of the Star Band and Ibra Kasse, the band leader and owner of the Miami Club where the Star Band performed[7]. Several members of the Star Band ran afoul of Ibra Kasse after the band agreed to appear, without consulting Kasse, at a memorial concert for Laye Mboup, a singer for Orchestra Baobab who was killed in a car crash the previous year.[8] Several members of the Star Band including noted guitarist Yahya Fall left to form a new band, creating a musical cooperative where all members were paid equally.[9] At first they called themselves Star Band Un to assert that they were the original Star Band but after Ibra Kasse got government officials to intervene the band chose the name Number One.[10] They used variants of this name over the course of their ten year career.

They became one of Dakar's leading bands. It is believed that they were the first Senegalese band to record in Paris and that they were the first Senegalese group with their own record label. Their success was so great that all of the singers drove their own Mercedes.[11]

Band Members edit

Consisting of up to 15 members, the band had 5 singers: the salsa singers Papa Seck and Maguette Ndiaye, Doudou Sow who sang the Mbalax songs, Pape Djiby Ba who sang ballads, and Mar Seck whose style was broad, signing traditional Wolof material along with Afro-Latin material.[12] The group included Ali Penda N'Dioye, one of Senegal's best trumpet players, and the talented tama (percussion) player, Mamane Fall.[13] Another notable member is the guitarist Yahya Fall who guitar work stood out for both his use of effects and his style which could approach acid rock and psychedelia.[14][15] In 1978, the Star Band singer Mar Seck joined the band but later left to join Étoile de Dakar, returning to No. 1 de Dakar after Étoile de Dakar splintered.[16] After Pape Seck and Maguette Ndiaye served short stints as the first two band leaders, Yahya Fall took over the role for the final nine years of the bands existence.[17]

Discography edit

Studio albums[18][19] edit

  • No. 1, Vol. 2
  • No. 1, Vol. 3
  • No. 1, Vol. 4
  • Star Number One, Maam Bamba, Disques Griot grlp 7601 also Disques M.A.G. 108
  • Star Number One, Jangaake, Disques Griot grlp 7602 also Disques M.A.G, 106
  • Orchestra Number One de Dakar, 78 Vol. 1, Discafrique, darl 16 (1978) also no label NO-001
  • Orchestra Number One de Dakar, 78 Vol. 2, Discafrique, darl 17 (1978) also no label NO-002
  • Number One du Senegal, Yoro-Kery Goro, no label 1156 A (1980)
  • Number One du Senegal, Yoro-Kery Goro - Objectif 2000, Eddy'son Consortium Mondial 1156 (1980)
  • Number One du Senegal, Jiko-Nafissatu Njaay, no label 1156 B (1980)
  • Number One du Senegal, Jiko-Nafissatu Njaay/Worpe Sanawle, Eddy'son Consortium Mondial 1157 (unknown year)

Compilations edit

  • 1996: No. 1 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 010
  • 2000: No. 2 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 019
  • 2004: no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, pam adc 307
  • 2009: Star Number One de Dakar ‎– La Belle Epoque, Syllart Productions, 000589

Contributing artist edit

  • 1994: "Vampampero" and "Guantanamera" on Latin Thing, Dakar Sound, DKS 003
  • 1994: "Mambay Fary" on Their Thing, Dakar Sound, DKS 004
  • 1993: "Noguini, Noguini" on 100% Pure/Double Concentré, Dakar Sound, DKS 006 & 007
  • 2008: "Suma Dom Ji" plus 4 more on African Pearls Senegal 70: Musical Effervescence, Discograph 6142032
  • 2009: "Kouye Wout" on African Pearls Senegal: Echo Musical, Discograph 6147482
  • 2013: "Sama Dialy" and "Li Loumouye Nourou" on Mar Seck, Vagabonde, Teranga Beat, TBCD 018

References edit

  1. ^ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of 100% Pure Double Concentré, Dakar Sound, DKS 006 & 007 (1995), p. 4
  2. ^ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 8
  3. ^ Annas, Max & Busch, Annett, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 4
  4. ^ Hudson, Mark, Sarr, Doudou, Hayward, Paul, and Duran, Lucy, Senegal & The Gambia: a tale of two countries, The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East, Third Edition, Rough Guides Ltd., New York, 2006, p. 329, ISBN 9781843535515
  5. ^ Shain, Richard M. (October 23, 2018). Roots in Reverse: Senegalese Afro-Cuban Music and Tropical Cosmopolitanism. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. p. 156. ISBN 9780819577092.
  6. ^ Shain, Richard M. (October 23, 2018). Roots in Reverse: Senegalese Afro-Cuban Music and Tropical Cosmopolitanism. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780819577092.
  7. ^ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 2 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 019 (2000), p.3
  8. ^ Hudson, Mark, essay in liner notes of "Once Upon a Time in Senegal", Etoile de Dakar, Sterns Music 2010, p. 8
  9. ^ Johnston, Alastair, http://www.muzikifan.com/africaframe.html in Senegal Part 2 review of No. 2 de No. 1
  10. ^ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
  11. ^ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of 100% Pure Double Concentré, Dakar Sound, DKS 006 & 007 (1995), p. 4
  12. ^ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 2 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 019 (2000), p.3
  13. ^ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 1 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 010 (1996), p.2
  14. ^ Johnston, Alastair, http://www.muzikifan.com/africaframe.html in Senegal Part 2 review of no. III de number 1
  15. ^ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
  16. ^ Seck, Mar, interview in liner notes of Vagabonde, Mar Seck, Teranga Beat TBCD 018, 2013, p. 15
  17. ^ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
  18. ^ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 8
  19. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/1377650-Star-Number-One


Category:Senegalese musical groups Category:Dakar


Royal Band de Thiès
Also known asAdama Secka et le Super Royal Band de Thiès
OriginThiès, Senegal
GenresAfro-Cuban, Salsa, Mbalax
Years active1972-circa 2012
LabelsDakar Sound, Teranga Beat
Past membersPapa Seck

Royal Band de Thiès is a music group from the city of Thiès, Senegal who have been active since the 1970's. Royal Band de Thiès was founded by Mapathe "James" Gadiaga in 1972 and they played thoughout the Thiès region as well as occasionally playing in the costal cities of Dakar and St. Louis, Senegal.[1] James Gadiaga served as the first band leader and sang with Adama "Secka" Seck.[2] The band also included Aly Penda N'Doye, a trupeter who played with both the Star Band and with No. 1 de Dakar. James Gadiaga was active with the band until leaving for the first time in 1984 and worked occasionally with the band until 1994.[3] Royal Band of Thiès recorded three times under the supervision of Moussa Diallo in his Sangomar club in Thiès.[4] The band was inactive in the early 90's but was reformed in the 1990s, continuing under variants of the Royal Band name and releasing a few cassettes in Senegal.[5]

Discography edit

Studio albums[6] edit

  • Devaluation, circa 2000, a Senegal-only cassette
  • Jamba Gnaaw, Adama Secka et le Super Royal Band de Thiès, circa 2000, a Senegal-only cassette
  • Bataax, Super Royal Band de Thiès featuring Adama Seck "Secka", 2002, a Senegal-only cassette
  • Meanwhile in Thiès..., Royal Band and Dieuf Dieul, Dakar Sound DKS 020, 2002
  • Kadior Demb, Royal Band de Thiès, Teranga Beat TBCD 016, 2012

References edit

  1. ^ Interview with "James" Mapathe Gadiaga, December 27, 2011, liner notes of Royal Band de Thiès, Kadior Demb, Teranga Beat, TBCD 016 (2012), p. 8
  2. ^ Interview with "James" Mapathe Gadiaga, December 27, 2011, liner notes of Royal Band de Thiès, Kadior Demb, Teranga Beat, TBCD 016 (2012), p. 8
  3. ^ Interview with "James" Mapathe Gadiaga, December 27, 2011, liner notes of Royal Band de Thiès, Kadior Demb, Teranga Beat, TBCD 016 (2012), p. 10
  4. ^ Kafetzis, Adamantios, liner notes of Royal Band de Thiès, Kadior Demb, Teranga Beat, TBCD 016 (2012), p. 10
  5. ^ Hudson, Mark, liner notes of Meanwhile in Thiès..., Dakar Sound, DKS 020 (2002), p. 5
  6. ^ Hudson, Mark, liner notes of Meanwhile in Thiès..., Dakar Sound, DKS 020 (2002), p. 5

Category:Senegalese musical groups

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