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Aby Ngana Diop - Dieuleul Dieuleul From Aby Ngana Diop - Liital (1994)
Aby Ngana Diop was the most famous taasukat in Dakar, Senegal in the 1980s and 1990s. Taasu is a Wolof-language poetic style, usually performed by women griots over frenetic drum patterns, with an aggressive verbal flow thought to presage rap.
reissued on "Awesome Tapes From Africa" 2014 listen to full album on bandcamp
#1990s#Senegal#Aby Ngana Diop#taasu#mabalax#griot#world music#African#rhythmic#manic#energetic#uplifting#1994#2014#Awesome Tapes From Africa#Youtube
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