STAR NUMBER ONE Maam Bamba DEEP AFRO SOUL JAZZ LATIN LP

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STAR NUMBER ONE Maam Bamba (Senegal)

 Disques GRIOT GRLP 7601

A : Waalo / senegal jambaar / Ndaga seeri boy

B : Maryaama / Maam Bamba / Kaniaane

Musicians : Pape seck (vocal, flute, sax), Yakhya Fall (guitar), Alioune Diallo (drums, percussion), Alioune Hane (vocal, percussion), Moustapha Ndiaye, Doudou Sow (Vocal), Ali Ndoye (trumpet), Thierno Kouate (sax), Mame Fall (tama), Papa Ba (Vocal).

Produced by Aboubacar Touré.

Style very close to Orchestre Baobab and Star Band. All of the tracks are quiet and plenty of nostalgie. Great jazzy arrangements, fantastic musicians, hypnotic rythms with wonderful guitar, trumpet and background drums... You will really suffer while listening the splendid "waalo" ! And the voice of Pape Seck is so, so amazing (read the article here after)

Style très proche de celui de l'Orchestre Baobab et du Star Band. Tous les morceaux sont souvent calmes, très nostalgiques. Très bons arrangements jazzy, musiciens fantastiques, rythmes hypnotiques avec superbes guitare, trompette et percussions en fond...Vous allez vraiment souffrir en écoutant le splendide "waalo" ! Et la voix cassée de Pape Seck est extraordinaire (lire l'article ci-dessous)

Record = Side A : VG+ (few surfaces scuffs and traces, plays with constant light to very light crackles)             Side B : VG to VG+ (few surface scuffs and ring marks, plays with light to very crackles, little scuffs with few light sticks on the first track)

Cover = VG- (open to the top and left slices, serious splits, few part of the picture are missing - recto/verso)

Weight = 200 grs

Les sources de la musique Cubaine viennent de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, l'on retrouve ses rythmes de percussions et de claves dans les tambours et les cloches des musiques ancestrales des cérémonies animistes. A l'époque de l’esclavage, les Africains ont apporté ces rythmes en Amérique et aux Antilles. Les musiciens Cubains de New York ont ajouté les cuivres pour créer la salsa, appréciée et dansée depuis longtemps par les Sénégalais. Dans les années 60, Ibrahim Kassé forme le Star Band pour animer le Miami, son club de Dakar. A cette époque c’est la musique afro-cubaine qui fait danser les dakarois et tous les pionniers sénégalais de cette musique feront leurs débuts au sein du célèbre Star Band, Laba Sosseh, Pape Seck, Rudy Gomis, Balla Sidibé, Barthélemy Attisso, Thione Seck, Pape Fall ...

PAPE SERIGNE SECK a giant of African popular music, died of liver cancer in Dakar, Senegal on February 2, 1995. He was a master vocalist, a pioneering musicians' union leader and an irreplaceable keeper of the flame.

Pape Seck was born on July 20, 1946 in Dakar, Senegal. He is survived by his wife, Isseu Niang, a "Grande Artiste" who is Senegal's most beloved movie and television commedienne, and by their two children.

During his early career, he rode the crest of the fever for Latin music that swept the great port city of Dakar. Recordings by such artists as Eddie Palmieri and Johnny Pacheco were readily available. The Senegalese bands' covers of this material were performed in phonetically learned Spanish and they replaced the original string and flute arrangements of Cuban charanga with guitar licks. When independance was achieved in 1960, Ibra Kasse formed the Star Band de Dakar at to play at his club, the Miami Bar. At a young age, Pape Seck was co-lead vocalist with Labah Soseh of this trailblazing group and also sang in some of its later permutations. Although Star Band was known for its Latin repertoire, Pape Seck was one of the first musicians to incorporate local instruments and flavors into his sound. Later on, Youssou N'Dour passed through the band and went on to fine-tune this recognizably Senegalese popular music, which became known as mbalax.

In the late autumn of 1992, I was working for the U.S. branch of Stern's Music and our London office informed me of an impending project. The plan was that Ibrahima Sylla (the John Hammond of Africa) would come to New York to make a African-Latin cross-over record with three singers from Senegal and the Malian flute whiz and arranger, Boncana Maiga. Upon arrival, Mr. Maiga set about engaging some of the best session men in town. As Latin music had evolved largely from the African roots of the slaves who ended up in Cuba and other places; and various musicians back on the continent, notably from Senegal and Zaire, had re-Africanized the rumba and other forms, the time was ripe for a large scale encounter. The recording was meant to re-seal the circle, source to source; and was released in two volumes available on the Stern's label by a group called Africando.

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You may think these prices are too high, but they are exactly what the Belgian post offers (the most expensive in Europe !!!) / Vous allez penser que les frais d'envoi sont excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher d'Europe !!!.

Check each items' weigh, indicated in ads, to estimate the shipping cost. Don't forget the package's weight (Cd's envelope = 25grs / Record's box = 200/300grs) / Vérifiez dans chaque annonce le poids des objets pour évaluer les frais de port, sans oublier le poid de l'emballage (enveloppe pour CD = 25grs / boite pour disques = 200/300grs)

Belgium/Belgique/Belgïe :

1/6 LP (2kg)  = 4,50 euros          7/15 LP (5kg) = 9,00 euros

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 2 euros      4/30 singles (2kg) = 4,50 euros

1/2/3 CD (350 grs) = 1,50 euros    3/8 CD (1kg) = 3,00 euros

Nederlands + Luxembourg : 15/30 lp (5/10kg) = 13 euros

Europe :

1/2 (3?) LP (1kg) = 9,00 euros (13 US$)   3/5 LP (2kg) = 18,00 euros (26 US$)  

15 LP (5kg) = 26 euros (36 US$)

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 5 euros (7 US$)   4/15 singles (1kg) = 9 euros (13 US $)

1 CD (100grs !) = 2,50 euros      2/3 CD (350grs) = 5,00 euros

World + USA + Canada :

1/2 (3?) LP (1kg) = 15,00 euros (21 US$)     3/5 LP (2kg) = 30,00 euros (42 US$) 

15 LP (5kg) = 52 euros (73 US$)

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 6 euros (8.5 US $)    4/15 singles (1kg) = 15 euros (21 US $)

1 CD (100grs !) = 3,00 euros         2/3 CD (350grs) = 6,00 euros

REGISTERED SHIPPING / ENVOI RECOMMANDE = + 4,50 euros

Items will be sent as soon as payment is confirmed (24 h after max.) / Les colis seront postés dès la confirmation du paiement (endéans les 24h).

I provide a free solid hand made package. It's not an économic choice, but an écological engagement ! / Emballage gratuit et solide (fabrication maison, non pas par choix économique mais par conviction écologique...)

GRADING For LP / NOTATION pour les disques :

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times.At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-seled record .../ Disque et pochette impéccables, joué seulement quelques fois.Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes.C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé...

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, slight surface marks/hairlines, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, lègères marques en surface, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : More surface marks, minor flaws,  or cover wear, minor edge. Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec des traces sur le disque ou/et sur la pochette. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has marks, possibly few light scratches but no jumps or sticks. Cover wear (light ring wear, heavier corner or edge wear) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec quelques marques (effets mineurs) mais pas de griffes (ne saute pas). Pochette avec quelques traces ( coin un peu corné, tranche légèrement abimée, saleté).

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has marks, few scratches, some crackle while playing  and but no jumps or sticks. Still quite listenable. Cover may have heavy corner, edge wear or split seam / Disque qui a été souvent joué (!) avec traces diverses, quelques grattes et des craquements audibles mais pas de rayures. Encore écoutable.Pochette défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins cornés ou côtés abimés.

G (GOOD) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), lot of scratches, crackle a lot while playing, may have jump or sticks and cover is damaged...so not so good ! This record must be very rare to be proposed in this state !!! / Disque qui a bien vécu (mais pas encore mort), pas mal de griffes, craque beaucoup, il peut sauter parfois et la pochette est sérieusement endommagée...donc pas si bon ! Ce disque doit être vraiment rare pour être proposé dans cet état !!!

Each record and cover will be described in more detail if necessary .

Chaque disque et pochette seront plus détaillés si nécessaire.

If you want more pictures or more informations, don't hesitate to ask.Thanks

Si vous voulez d'autres photos ou de plus amples informations, n'hésitez pas. Merci

GRADING For CD / NOTATION pour les CD :

VG: Very good condition (no marks), play perfect. Box, sleeve or booklet will be graded aside if it necessary.

TB: Très bon état (pas de traces), lecture parfaite. L'état des boitiers, pochettes ou livrets sera notifié si necessaire.