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Positive Black Soul
(Senegal)
Biography
Positive Black Soul (PBS) is one of the first rap and hip hop outfits from Africa that had
signed a contract for an important European label. In 1994, they already worked with Baaba Maal,
who was under contract by the same label. Since then, PBS released several cassettes in Senegal, but due to contract
problems they were not available in the rest of the world. It lasted until 2001 before a second CD album was released
world wide.
The popularity of hip hop in the whole of Africa is considerable, and especially in Senegal, there are numerous groups. Besides Positive Black Soul, Daara-J and Pee-Froiss are the most famous bands, but other bands, such as Bideew Bou Bess and Djoloff have also released albums outside of Senegal.
In 2002, Didier Awadi released a solo album « Kaddu Gor ». It would eventually mean the end of PBS. Awadi created his own group called PBS Radikal with whom he recorded a new album « Un autre monde est possible » which was released internationally in 2005.
Doug E. Tee, or Duggy Tee started promoting other musicians but continued to write songs, and he released two solo albums, « Ngëm » (2005), and « Fit » (2009).
In 2014, Positive Black Soul reformed again and came back with a new album.
The popularity of hip hop in the whole of Africa is considerable, and especially in Senegal, there are numerous groups. Besides Positive Black Soul, Daara-J and Pee-Froiss are the most famous bands, but other bands, such as Bideew Bou Bess and Djoloff have also released albums outside of Senegal.
In 2002, Didier Awadi released a solo album « Kaddu Gor ». It would eventually mean the end of PBS. Awadi created his own group called PBS Radikal with whom he recorded a new album « Un autre monde est possible » which was released internationally in 2005.
Doug E. Tee, or Duggy Tee started promoting other musicians but continued to write songs, and he released two solo albums, « Ngëm » (2005), and « Fit » (2009).
In 2014, Positive Black Soul reformed again and came back with a new album.
Positive Black Soul
Positive Black Soul:
Didier Awadi
Doug E. Tee (Amadou Barry)
Created: August 1989, in Dakar by Didier Awadi and Doug E. Tee
Style: hiphop, rap, soul
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| 25 Years | 2014 | Studio Sankara | |
| New York-Paris-Dakar | 2003 | Africa Fête/ Night & Day 533098 | CD re-issue |
| Run Cool | 2001 | Palmtree Records | CD |
| Wakh Feign | 1998 | Africa Fête | Cassette |
| New York-Paris-Dakar | 1997 | Africa Fête | Cassette |
| Daw Thiow | 1996 | Africa Fête | Cassette |
| Salaam | 1995 | Mango CD 524185-2 | |
| Boul Fale Boul Bess | 1995 | Cassette | |
| Boul Fale | 1994 | Cassette |
Sources
Page added February 1998