Wasis Diop
Wasis Diop
Top Songs
| 1 | Everything (... Is Never Quite Enough) | ||
| 2 | Les gueux | ||
| 3 | Ma Na | ||
| 4 | Ballad Of The Feather | ||
| 5 | Raï M'Bele |
Albums
Apr 2021 • 12 songs
Jul 2011 • 4 songs
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About
Biography
The traditional sounds of Senegal are combined with contemporary world music influences to create the smooth-edged global fusion of Paris-based guitarist Wasis Diop. His song, "African Dream," was a Top 40 hit in England, while, his soundtrack for his brother, Djibril Diop Mambety's film, Hyenes, was an international success. USA Today praised Diop for his "sensual rhythms, gorgeous harmonies, and mystical melodies", while Paris-based magazine Le Matin observed that Diop "strikes a balance between the songs of a hallucinating Muslim priest calling his flock and the ageless gen...