Star Band

Star Band

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Star Band


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Origin = Dakar
Genre = Afro-Cuban
Years_active = 1960-Present
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Past_members = Labah Sosseh, Youssou N'Dour, Balla Sidibe, El Hadji Faye, Ibra Kasse, Pape Seck

Star Band is a celebrated, seminal group from Senegal that were the resident band of Dakar's "Miami Club".cite web|title=Youssou N'Dour|work=GlobalVillageIdiot|url=http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/NDour.html|accessdate=2008-04-20] cite web|title=Made in Dakar|work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|date=2007-09-28|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2178441,00.html#article_continue
accessdate=2008-04-20]

Formed to celebrate Senegal's independence in 1960 the band has been host to some influential musicians, Youssour N'Dour being the most notable, and gave birth to Etoile de Dakarcite web|last=Jackson|first=Leon|title=Star Band de Dakar|work=AMG|publisher=Macrovision Corporation|date=|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dnftxqqgldje~T0|accessdate=2008-04-20] .

References

External links

* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xx3n-di/07-disco/07051.html Discography of Star Band De Dakar]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-senegalese-orchestra-baobab-has-long-wowed-western-audiences-but-their-home-crowd-is-catching-on-400480.html Some more (brief) information at The Independent Music]


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