Blog: State Magazine

Improvised music Company & Aiken Promotions Present Senegalese Afrobeat legends Orchestra Baobab live at Vicar Street, Saturday 18th October. Tickets €30 on sale Thurs Aug 7th @ 9am. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =g1qknbe0QtI This West African institution established itself in the 70s as the leading outfit in Dakars thriving music scene, idolised for their languid grooves, sophisticated arrangements and soaring vocalists. Baobab were undisputed masters of the sound then sweeping West Africa, an intoxicating cocktail of the Cuban styles that had been popular in Dakar since the 40s, spliced [...]