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Africando

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Years Active
1992 – present (32 years)
Founded In
Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Africando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Subsequently, under the name Africando All Stars, musicians from other African countries were included. Salsa has been a hugely popular style in Central and West Africa since the 1940s-1950s, and the goal of Africando was to merge salsa rhythms from both sides of the Atlantic, mainly based on the African salsa tradition. Africando was initiated by West African producer Ibrahim Sylla, Malian arranger Boncana Maiga (of Fania All Stars) and legenday charanga singer Ronnie Ba… read more
Africando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Subsequently, under the name Africando All Stars, musicians from other African countries were included. Salsa has been a hugely popular style in Central and West Africa since the 1… read more
Africando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Subsequently, under the name Africando All Stars, musicians from other African countries were included. Salsa has been a hugely popular style in Central and West Africa since the 1940s-1950s, and the goal of Africando was to merge salsa rhythms from bo… read more

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1 Play track Mandali Betece
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2 Play track African Salsa Yay Boy
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3 Mandali Mandali
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4 Aïcha (Wolof) Aïcha (Wolof)
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9 Play track Classic Titles: Africando (Very Best of) Gombo
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10 Yaye Boy Yaye Boy
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Albums

  1. 10,773 listeners

    2001 · 17 tracks

    Africando Live
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  2. 6,023 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 12 tracks

    Gombo Salsa
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  3. 4,975 listeners

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