Alioune Mbaye Nder
Alioune Mbaye Nder (born April 28th 1969, Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese singer. Nder takes his name from the ''n'der'', the drum favoured by his griot father. Background A dancer and percussionist in his youth, Nder began his singing career in 1991 with the group Lemzo Diamono, a break-off group from the hugely popular Super Diamono. Lemzo Diamono also included well-known Senegalese guitarist Lamine Faye. In 1993, Nder became Lemzo Diamono's lead vocalist and the band earned a large following over the next few years. In 1995, Nder left Lemzo Diamano to form his own band, the Setsima Group. Nder, whose music until very recently was mostly available only on cassette, is regarded in Senegal as a modern-day griot and a super star of the new (Boul Falé) generation after Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal. He is known in Senegal as The Prince of Mbalax, and by some fans, The King of Mbalax. Mbalax is a genre of African popular music developed in Senegal and Gambia. Evolving from the tr ...
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