Ismaël Lo
Ismaël Lo
Genres: african, senegal, world, africa, World Music
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About Ismaël Lo
Ismaël Lô is a versatile singer and artist, he plays the guitar and the harmonica. He was born in Dogondoutchi in Niger on 30 August 1956 to a Senegalese father and a Nigerian mother. Shortly after Lô's birth the family returned to Senegal where they settled in the town of Rufisque, near the capital Dakar. In the 1970s, Lô studied at the School of Art in Dakar later joining the popular Super Diamono. He left the group in 1984 to start a solo career. Over the next four years Lô recorded five popular solo albums. In 1990 Lô signed a recording deal with Barclay and recorded in France his sixth solo album, Ismaël Lô. Thanks to the success of the single Tajabone the album became a hit in the European charts. The album launched his international career. Iso was recorded and released in 1994, and also became a success. The album contains soft guitar melodies and traditional senegalese mbalax. The following year Lô toured in Africa. The compilation album Jammu Africa was released in 1996. In 1999, Tajabone was featured in Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother.
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Ismaël Lo — Top 30 songs of 37
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Lo | Tajabone | ||
| Ismael Lo | Mariama | ||
| Ismael Lo | Ouvriers | ||
| Ismael Lo | Lotte Lo | ||
| Ismael Lo | Raciste | ||
| Ismael Lo | Souleymane | ||
| Ismael Lo | Nabou | ||
| Ismael Lo | Ceddo | ||
| Ismael Lo | Jammu Africa | ||
| Ismael Lo | Khar | ||
| Ismael Lo | Dibi Dibi Rek (1994) | ||
| Ismael Lo | Mbindane | ||
| Ismael Lo | Talibe | ||
| Ismael Lo | Ma Fille | ||
| Ismael Lo | Tadieu bone | ||
| Ismael Lo | Marie Lo | ||
| Ismael Lo | Tajabone (13-08) | ||
| Ismael Lo | Senegal | ||
| Ismael Lo | Without Blame | ||
| Ismael Lo | Djola Kele | ||
| Ismael Lo | Baykat | ||
| Ismael Lo | Adou Calpe | ||
| Ismael Lo | Alal | ||
| Ismael Lo | Baol-Baol | ||
| Ismael Lo | Dibi Dibi Rek | ||
| Ismael Lo | Fa Diallo | ||
| Ismael Lo | Lote Lo | ||
| Ismael Lo | Nafantav | ||
| Ismael Lo | Sofia | ||
| Ismael Lo | Without Blame (with Marianne Faithful) |