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Super Diamono or Super Diamono de Dakar, and later Omar Pene & Super Diamono and Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar, was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974[1] or 1975.[2][3] Omar Pene was a founding-member, and the group was alternately led by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Musa Ngum. It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music "Mbalax-Blues".[1] In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a co-founder of the group, rejoined the band as a guitar player, but soon left again for his solo career.[4][5] According to Billboard Magazine, it was Senegal's "first truly local pop style." Many of the former members who later became solo artists made their break-through from this band.[6][7]

Super Diamono
Also known as
  • Super Diamono de Dakar
  • Omar Pene & Super Diamono
  • Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar
OriginDakar, Senegal
GenresMbalax-Blues
Years active1975–
LabelsDisques Griot (1979)
Past membersBob Sene (El Hadj "Bob" Sene); Omar Pene; Babacar Dieng; Thio Mbaye; Oumar Sow; Doudou Konaré; Musa Ngum; Mada Ba; Pape Dembel Diop; Ismael Lô; Iba Ndiaye; Lappa Diagne (El Hadj Ousmana "Lappa" Diagne); Mamadou Lamine Maïga;; Cheikh Diange; Abdou M' Backe; Amadou Baye; Aziz Seck; Baïla Diagne; Cheikh Sadibou Niasse; Ibou Konate; Jean Alain Hedgar; Lamine Faye; Moustapha Fall; Ndiaga Samb; Papa Basse; Tonia Lô.

Background


In 1972, Baïlo Diagne, Senegalese music manager and later manager of Super Diamono[8] was looking for a singer for his group Kadd Orchestra (or Cadd Orchestra)—which consisted of family members such as Cheikh Diange among others. By 1975, Diange's group was complete, and included members of Kadd Orchestra along with other Senegalese groups and musicians such as Omar Pene and Ismael Lô. That new group, which was principally an amalgamation of various bands—came to be known as "Super Diamono" (meaning "generation" in Wolof).[1][3][7] Bob Sene (El Hadj "Bob" Sene), a bassist, is credited as the creator of Super Diamono, which in turn showcased the charismatic singers Omar Pene and Ismael Lô, then Mamadou Maïga and Moussa Ngom.[9]

Diange's new group mostly consisted of musicians from Tropical Jazz and the Kadd Orchestra consisting mainly of Diagne's own family members. It was so family oriented that the group came to be referred to as the "Diange Ochestra" in its early years. In 1979 under a new name Super Diamono de Dakar, the group released their first album with Disques Griot (Griot Records) titled Géédy Dayaan. Critics such as Mazzoleni describe the album as "a rather tasteless mixture of rock, reggae, synthetic strings and “African percussion” influences"[1][3][7]

In the 1970s and 80s, the band was the biggest band in Senegal–touring throughout West Africa.[10][5]

After years of working together, members left the group to create their own solo careers or set-up break-off groups such as Lemzo Diamono. Officially, the band broke up in 1991 but reassembled later by Pene. Since its founding, the band and Pene in particular have addressed issues of great interest to the youth, such as unemployment, corruption and inequality.[3]


Former band members


The band has had various members over the years. Those who left were replaced by new members. The list below are some of the former members (not necessarily serving in the same year(s)).


Discography



As Super Diamono de Dakar



As Omar Pene & Super Diamono



As Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar



Literature



References


  1. Mazzoleni, Florent, L'épopée de la musique africaine: rythmes d'Afrique atlantique, Hors collection (2008), p. 81, ISBN 9782258076150
  2. L'Autre Afrique, Actualité de l'autre Afrique newsmagazine, Issues 3-9 (2001), p.60
  3. Senegal 7, Anniversaire : Omar Pène souffle sur ses 63 bougies ce 28 décembre, by Ibrahima Ka (December 28, 2019) (retrieved February 13, 2020)
  4. Hardy, Phil, The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music, Da Capo Press (1995), p. 682, ISBN 9780306806407
  5. Appiah, Anthony, Gates, Henry Louis, Encyclopedia of Africa, Volume 1, Oxford University Press (2010), p. 562, ISBN 9780195337709
  6. Billboard Magazine, May 8, 1993 Sweet sounds of Senega. Belie a troubled reality. pp. 1-2, (retrieved February 14, 2020)
  7. Seck, Nago; and Clerfeuille, Sylvie; Musiciens africains des années 80: guide, L'Harmattan (1986) p. 56, ISBN 9782858027156
  8. Jeune Afrique L'intelligent, Issues 2180-2190, Groupe Jeune Afrique (2002), p. 108
  9. Arnaud, Gérald; Lecomte, Henri; Musiques de toutes les Afriques, Fayard (2006), p.140
  10. The Point (the Gambia), Gambia’s superstar musician Musa Ngum dies, by Njie Baldeh (October 12, 2015)
  11. Senego, Senego TV-Mada Ba à coeur ouvert parle du Super Diamono, d’Abiba, du chantage dans le milieu du show biz… by Lamine Mbaye (August 2, 2018)
  12. Leral.Net, Pape Dembel Diop après sa démission du Super Diamono : « Depuis quelque temps, je ne me retrouvais plus… » (May 15, 2013) )



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[de] Super Diamono

Super Diamono, auch Super Diamono de Dakar und später Omar Pene & Super Diamono sowie Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar, ist eine zehnköpfige Band aus Dakar, Senegal. Sie wurde 1974 von Omar Pene gegründet und abwechselnd von den Sängern Mamadou Lamine Maïga, Moussa Ngom angeführt. Sie begann mit traditioneller westafrikanischer Musik, orientierte sich jedoch schnell zu einem afro-kubanischen und vom Pop geprägten Sound. Ab 1977 nannten sie ihre Musik „Mbalax-Blues“.1979 trat Ismaël Lô als Gitarrenspieler in die Band ein, um sie jedoch bald darauf für seine Solo-Karriere wieder zu verlassen.
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