No. 1 de Dakar
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| Also known as | No. 1, Star Number One, Star Number One de Dakar, Orchestra Number One de Dakar, Number One du Senegal |
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| Years active | 1976–1986 |
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| Associated acts | Star Band |
| Past members | Papa 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 |
No. 1 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 1970's were considered to be rivals to Orchestra Baobab for the hottest band in Dakar.[3] It is believed that No. 1 de Dakar was the first Senegalese band to record in Paris and they were the first Senegalese group with their own label. Their success was so great that all the singers drove their own Mercedes.[4]
History
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[5]. Several members of the Star Band quit and formed a new band because they felt that Ibra Kasse was too much of a dictator as band leader.[6] At first they called the band 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.[7] They used variants of this name over the course of their ten year career.
Band members
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.[8] The group included Ali Penda N'Dioye, one of Senegal's best trumpet players, and the talented tama (percussion) player, Mamane Fall.[9] 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.[10][11] After Pape Seck and Maguette Ndiaye served as the first two band leaders, Yahya Fall took over the role for the majority of their existence.[12]
Contributing artist
- 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
In the media
References
- ↑ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of 100% Pure Double Concentré, Dakar Sound, DKS 006 & 007 (1995), p. 4
- ↑ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 8
- ↑ Annas, Max & Busch, Annett, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 4
- ↑ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of 100% Pure Double Concentré, Dakar Sound, DKS 006 & 007 (1995), p. 4
- ↑ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 2 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 019 (2000), p.3
- ↑ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
- ↑ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
- ↑ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 2 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 019 (2000), p.3
- ↑ Jaspers, Ted, liner notes of No. 1 de No. 1, Dakar Sound, DKS 010 (1996), p.2
- ↑ Johnston, Alastair, http://www.muzikifan.com/africaframe.html in Senegal Part 2 review of no. III de number 1
- ↑ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
- ↑ Gretz, Gunter, liner notes of no. III de number 1, Popular African Music, adc 307 (2004), p. 6
External links
- Number One Du Senegal* - Yoro-Kery Goro
- Orchestra "number One" De Dakar - Home | Facebook
- World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East
- Star Number One Albums: songs, discography, biography
- NUMBER ONE DU SENEGAL yoro-kery goro, LP for sale on sofarecords
- Number One Du Senegal Yoro kery goro (Vinyl Records, LP, CD) on cdandlp
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