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Diogal Sakho
(Senegal)
Biography
Diogal Sakho, or in short Diogal, is a singer songwriter from the
coastal region near Dakar. As his ethnical group, the Lebou, is principally composed of fishermen,
he has been baptised pêcheur de sons.
His music is a mix of Lébou traditionals, folk and western music. After two local cassette productions, distributed by Youssou N'Dour's studio Xippi, he recorded a first CD in 2001 which has been released in January 2002. This album « Samba Alla », recorded with French multi-instrumentalist Alain 'Loy' Ehrlich, has been well received by the critics.
Living in France, he continues to record albums on a regular basis, « Liir » (2004), « Li Lan La » (2008), « Urban Spirit » (2010) and more recently « Roadside » (2018).
Musicians on the album 'Samba Alla':
Loy Ehrlich: piano, percussion, bass ;
Daby Touré: guitar, chorus ;
Vincent Segal: bass, violoncello ;
Jean-Philippe Rykiel: synthesizer ;
Pape Dieye: percussion, chorus ;
Julia Sarr, Malaīka Lokua, Wasis Diop chorus
and others...
His music is a mix of Lébou traditionals, folk and western music. After two local cassette productions, distributed by Youssou N'Dour's studio Xippi, he recorded a first CD in 2001 which has been released in January 2002. This album « Samba Alla », recorded with French multi-instrumentalist Alain 'Loy' Ehrlich, has been well received by the critics.
Living in France, he continues to record albums on a regular basis, « Liir » (2004), « Li Lan La » (2008), « Urban Spirit » (2010) and more recently « Roadside » (2018).
Musicians on the album 'Samba Alla':
Loy Ehrlich: piano, percussion, bass ;
Daby Touré: guitar, chorus ;
Vincent Segal: bass, violoncello ;
Jean-Philippe Rykiel: synthesizer ;
Pape Dieye: percussion, chorus ;
Julia Sarr, Malaīka Lokua, Wasis Diop chorus
and others...
Diogal - album cover 'Liir'
Born: 1970, in Ngor (near Dakar)
Style: folkoric / acoustic guitar music, based on Lebou traditions
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Roadside | 2018 | Buda Musique 860322 | |
| Urban Spirit | 2010 | Playasound | |
| Li Lan La | 2008 | D. Sakho/Wasia | Download album |
| Liir | 2004 | Celluloid 67054-2 | |
| Samba Alla | 2002 | Celluloid 67031-2 | |
| Mbar-Yi | 2000 | Xippi | (local cassette production) |
| Xariit Taffa | 1998 | Xippi | (local cassette production) |
Sources
Now obsolete personal website (retrieved April 2002)
Now obsolete personal website (retrieved April 2002)
Page added May 2002