El Hadj N’Diaye

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The multitalented El Hadj N Diaye

...Eminently soulful, artuculate, and passionate, El Hadj brings a new kind of senegalese music to the world attention. His simple guitar melodies, highlighted by a powerful and delicate voice, reflect the lives of everyday people in this homeland.
N'Diaye's name really belongs up there with his illustrious countrymen Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour. His first album, Thiaroye, was a Top Of The World choice in Songlines 6. His second, Xel (it means 'reason'), got a famous french awarld .
"The golden throated people's poet" : with a sinuous and thrilling voice, he can work a furious mbalax rhythm with the best of them as 'Mengo' and the title track, with its atmospheric electric guitars and cracking djembe drums, prove.
..Songs and musics.. almost impossible beauty...
Songlines, by Nigel Williamson

EL HADJ N'DIAYE and his musicians will be touring extensively in 2009.

If you'd like more press, CD distribution information, to book EL HADJ N'DIAYE for a gig or speak to his management Sophie Bachelier please e-mail siggimus@free.fr

Booking : Zamora production
for french booking : frederic@zamoraprod.com
for international booking : benjamin@zamoraprod.com

Member Since:

January 24, 2007

Members:

The 4 piece core members of EL HADJ NDIAYE group are actually :
El hadj N'Diaye, vocals, harmonica, and guitar
Moriba Koïta, n'goni
Prabhu Edouard, tablas
Sambou Kouyaté, kora

Generally the band appear with 3, 4 or 5 onstage.

Other musicians who have played with EL HADJ NDIAYE are : Félipé Cabréra, bass; Loy Ehrlich, bass; Alain Renaud, guitares; Ali Keïta, balafon; Ali Wagé, flute; Fred Piot, percussions, Inor Sotolongo, percussions, Sega Seck, drum; Soriba Kouyaté, kora; Philippe Gaillot, electric guitar; Gérard Couderc, sax soprano; Pierre François Dufour, cello; Benilde Fodjo Foko, bass;

Sounds Like:

Grand Prix du Disque de L' Académie Charles Cros

Record Label:

SIGGI MUSIQUE - MARABI PRODUCTION - HARMONIA MUNDI