But don't expect slick New York-style salsa horn charts, these guys ain't the Fania All-Stars: they have their own ideas about horn playing so there is some very ragged (but charming) soloing on here. And the guitar work shimmers. […] These 15 musicians were the hottest thing going and it was some time before the remainder of the band, fronted by Youssou Ndour, came to rival and then surpass them, as Etoile de Dakar. Two of the five vocalists of Number One were heavily into salsa at the time. Years later one of them, Pape Seck, enjoyed the accolades of the world fronting Africando as a salsero in his final years. But back in the day, like they say, there was still the smoky guitar styling of Yakhya Fall to contend with and, with Mamane Fall on tama or talking drum, it was clear that mbalax was the wave of the future rather than Senegalese salsa. There's a three-man horn section (the trumpeter is the weakest member of the ensemble) and a good bass and rhythm guitar adding momentum to Yakhya's far-out trips.
The tracks are drawn from their third through seventh album releases. (one of the best tracks, #7, listed as "Ngomar," is actually "Lii Lumuy Nuru.") On Mar Seck's "Mory," the guitarist stomps his echo pedals and works out, feeding back and landing the Roland Space Echo, and trying out all the effects at once, over a haunting sustained 4-bar repeated groove punctuated by the tama.» (Muzikifan)
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very cool!
thanks! Nice post and very nice blog!!!
Beautiful music. Thank you.
muchas gracias poe el disco.
creo que había un nº 1 de nº 1, sería estupendo poder conseguirlo también.
thanks you for the disc and for your work.
great music...
This sounds very interesting,
thank you very much.
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Thank you for posting!
Thanks! Great album
Great stuff on this Blog so THANX for EVERYTHING..keep it up, much appreciated. Henri
note files posted are tagged for artist - Orchestra Number One - rather than - Star Band Number One - also according to Sterns:
Released: 11 Oct 2001
Country: SENEGAL
Cat# 2004803 NO. 2 DE NO. 1 (DKS019)
DAKAR SOUND
very cool to discover this here... thanks!
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