Cinq ans après l'album Bamba Gueej, Cheikh Lô, artiste à part du monde musical sénégalais, revient avec Lamp Fall, un album qui poursuit son chemin hors des sentiers battus, cette fois entre Brésil et ...

Cheikh Lo is from Senagal, but his music is steeped in rhythms from all over the world. In fact, many of the rhythms for his new CD came from work he did in Brazil with producer Nick Gold, known for ...

In the end I realised there’s a Buena Vista Social Club user-friendliness about Lo’s studio work, particularly - needless to say - on the songs which have a strong Cuban influence. So my only hope was ...

The West African nation of Senegal is home of two of the biggest stars in modern world music, Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal, whose output has ranged from sabar drum-driven mbalax and other local ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook As the semester comes to a close, students will have the chance to experience a soulful West ...

New Orleans Jazz Fest crowds basked in sounds from across the globe Saturday as Senegalese performer Cheikh Lo offered a performance as colorful and unique as his signature patchwork tunic. The ...

Show: Wednesday at Lisner Auditorium. Show starts at 8 p.m. 202-994-6800. www.lisner.org. $15-$45. Like many West African singers, Cheikh Lo performs in various languages. These include Wolof, which ...

Lamp Fall redefines the meaning of fusion as Cheikh Lo breathes new life into the genre, seamlesly mixing and blending various influences and sounds from around the globe to create his own style. This ...

It’s most unlikely that 2005 will yield a more irresistible African album than Lamp Fall, the third CD by Senegal’s Cheikh Lô. It was recorded in Dakar, London & Brazil, with a core band, plus a ...

Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of ...