598:'s Super Étoile de Dakar, overwhelmed Orchestra Baobab. Although bandleader Balla Sidibé tried to make some changes in the mid-1980s by including two female singers in their lineup and getting Rudy Gomis back as lead singer, their popularity had been significantly reduced. Their 1986 cassette releases did not have the impact of previous albums and in 1987 the band effectively broke up. Many of the members formed or joined other groups, and Barthélémy Attisso returned to Togo to practice law and stopped playing his instrument.
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By the end of the 1970s, the band concluded its residency at the Baobab Club, which closed its doors in 1979. At this point, they were
Senegal's biggest band, "commanding fees of about $ 4,500 for a single show." In the early 1980s, with the advent of the cassette, the group began releasing albums in
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As the band approached its 50th anniversary, its key members passed away. Issa
Cissoko died in March 2019 at the age of 72, while Balla Sidibé died in July 2020, aged 78. Despite the loss of both of its leaders, Orchestra Baobab decided to continue, with longtime saxophonist Thierno Koité as its new
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Ten years on from their previous release, after the retirement of
Attisso, the departure of Benjeloun and the death of Ndiouga Dieng in November 2016, Orchestra Baobab continue to tour and record new material. Dieng was replaced by his son, Alpha Dieng. Under Balla Sidibé's leadership, they released
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in May 2001. Afterwards, the band re-recorded many of their classic songs in state-of-the-art studios in London (Livingston
Studios), Paris (Studio Davout) and Dakar (Studio Xippi). The resulting album,
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This list includes all the studio albums by
Orchestra Baobab, with label information to identify the original issues. As usual in Africa, most cassettes were released with no label or catalog number.
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was a law student in Dakar, and a self-taught musician, whose arpeggiated runs became instantly recognizable. With the saxophone of Baro N'Diaye, this was the first core of the band. After touring
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European releases, World Circuit persuaded the group to reform in 2001. Most of the original line up reunited to play London's
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African bands of the 1970s, recording 20 albums before their breakup in 1987, which occurred as a result of the increase in popularity of
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After being separated for 15 years
Orchestra Baobab reunited in 2001. The reunited group went on to win the award for best African artists and the critics' choice award at the 2003
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on World
Circuit to critical acclaim. The album contains new recordings of some of their classic songs such as "Pape Ndiaye" and "Nijaay". In May 2009, Syllart released
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album, organised and produced by Nick Gold. The release of the album was accompanied by a world tour, which included performances on TV such as their appearance on
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Their first two albums under the name
Orchestra Baobab, were recorded at the Baobab Club between 1970 and 1972, and self-produced by the band. Both bear the title
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Looking for success beyond the African continent, Orchestra Baobab went to Paris in 1978 to record new material with producer Abou Sylla. The resulting two LPs,
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also provided vocals occasionally after the death of M'Boup. Most of the Spanish-language hits by the band were sung by Medoune Diallo, whose mother tongue was
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director. Former lead singer Thione Seck (aged 66) and former guitarist Barthélémy Attisso (aged 76) both died in 2021. Rudy Gomis suffered from severe
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selling millions of copies. This prompted specialized music labels to seek African recordings and reissue them on CD. One of such labels,
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tradition from northern Senegal. Traditional Wolof singing was provided by Laye M´Boup until his death in June 1975. He was replaced by
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fans in the UK and the rest of Europe. This prompted their reformation in 2001, which was followed by the recording of a new album,
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