Look up: mbalax

1. mbalax
   Percussion music from Senegal, modernized by Youssou N'Dour and others.
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2. mbalax
   Pop music of West Africa with polyrhythmic percussion and dramatic vocal harmonies. Evolving from the traditional rhythms of the Mandinka people, and absorbing a Cuban influence, it incorporated electric guitars and other Western instruments in the 1970s. The singer Youssou N'Dour made mbalax known outside Africa
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3. mbalax
   rhythm (wolof), the accompaniments used in sabar rhythms, a senegalese pop genre incorporating sabar rhythms
   Found on http://djembefola.com/glossary.php
   
   
4. Mbalax
   `Mbalax` (or Mbalakh) is the national popular dance music of Senegal and The Gambia. Mbalax is a fusion of popular Western music and dance such as jazz, soul, Latin, and rock blended with sabar, the traditional drumming and dance music of Senegal. The genre`s name derived from the heavy use o...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbalax