Abdou Lah Niang Ndar 1-2

Source: http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=914F3DA9-C461-D1E3-6D28110A86CF51E6

"The most famous modern Mouride singer, and one of the first to make praise singing his profession was Abdou Lah Niang Ndar. He was born in the northern city of St. Louis and went by the nickname of 'Guewelu Khadim', which can be translated as 'Bàmba's griot'. (Niang was born into a family of weavers, who have a similar status as griots do in Wolof society.) Abdou Lah Niang was the most popular Mouride singer of the 1980s and early 1990s, performing at religious ceremonies throughout Senegal and for the Mouride Diaspora in Italy, France and Spain. He is one of the most intense vocalists I have ever heard (his 'attack' is similar to that of the late-great Wolof griot Ndiaga Mbaye). Sadly, but not surprisingly, Abdou Lah's many years of singing destroyed his vocal chords, and during the last years of his life his voice was reduced to a raspy whisper. Abdou Lah Niang passed away two years ago.

Here are a few examples of his 'Djaangi Rabb' style of singing. These two cuts are excerpts of 'Moukhadimoul Amdah' one of his most famous recordings, and feature Abdou Lah with his six-man group." (VOAnews.com)

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Thématique :Autres Musique | Tags :musique senegal chants religieux islam

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