Boncana maiga biography of abraham lincoln

The origin of Africando is unique in African music: it stems from a project initiated by West African star producer Ibrahima Sylla and Malian arranger Boncana Maïga reuniting New York based salsa musicians with Senegalese singers who have been singing latin tinged songs since decades, i.e.

Pap Seck (ex-Star Band de Dakar), Nicolas Menheim (ex-Youssou N'Dour's Super Etoile de Dakar), and Medoune Diallo (formerly with Orchestre Baobab).

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Boncana Maiga, who was part of the Maravillas de Mali, a band of Cuba based Malian music students, is originally a flautist but also an expert in Cuban music (he is said to own a collection of 6,000 Cuban records!). The Senegalese singers were among the best, and the salsa musicians had worked with Fania All Stars, Orquestra Broadway, Eddie Palmieri or Tito Puente.

The first two volumes were a big success both in Africa and in the rest of the world.

Tragically,