- 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 Dakar cite 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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