http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16954&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rssFrom the cosmopolitan capital of Senegal, Dakar's Cheikh Lo has created his own distinct variant of popular African music. Having worked as a studio percussionist and background singer in France in the 1980s, he returned to Senegal to cultivate his own music near to the source. Basing his work on mbalax, the energetic Senegalese music popularized by Youssou N'dour, Lo adds a touch of Congolese soukous, Cuban son montuno, reggae, Flamenco, and jazz, and he sings over rhythms that are at once smooth and driving in a suave, sensuous voice. Instrumentation includes traditional Senegalese drums, guitars, Latin percussion, flute, and brass. A striking figure who sports long dreadlocks, Lo is not a rastaman but a devotee of a mystical Sufi Muslim brotherhood. His original, well-crafted songs maintain their African character while connecting with the Afro-Caribbean world at large. - Robert LeaverAfricaen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:46:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16954&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss From the cosmopolitan capital of Senegal, Dakar's Cheikh Lo has created his own distinct variant of popular African music. Having worked as a studio percussionist and background singer in France in the 1980s, he returned to Senegal to cultivate his own music near to the source. Basing his work on mbalax, the energetic Senegalese music popularized by Youssou N'dour, Lo adds a touch of Congolese soukous, Cuban son montuno, reggae, Flamenco, and jazz, and he sings over rhythms that are at once smooth and driving in a suave, sensuous voice. Instrumentation includes traditional Senegalese drums, guitars, Latin percussion, flute, and brass. A striking figure who sports long dreadlocks, Lo is not a rastaman but a devotee of a mystical Sufi Muslim brotherhood. His original, well-crafted songs maintain their African character while connecting with the Afro-Caribbean world at large. - Robert Leaver http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9940880&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss Africa Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Cheikh Lo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9940880 alb.9940880 Cheikh Lo art.16954 10.99 Lamp Fall alb.9940880 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/5/8/1298593_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9940880&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9940880&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29579004&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss Africa Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Cheikh Lo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.29579004 alb.29579004 Cheikh Lo art.16954 8.99 Bambay Gueej alb.29579004 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/2/8/1768222_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29579004&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29579004&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309221&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss Africa Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Cheikh Lo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.309221 alb.309221 Cheikh Lo art.16954 9.99 Bambay Gueej alb.309221 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/4/1/1541484_170x170.jpg 2005-05-17 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309221&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309221&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.199447&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss Africa Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Cheikh Lo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.199447 alb.199447 Cheikh Lo art.16954 7.99 Ne La Thiass alb.199447 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/6/7/1287642_170x170.jpg 2004-03-09 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.199447&variant=play&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.199447&variant=data&rws=%2Fcheikh-lo%2Fdiscography.rss