Direct From Dakar: CD Khemmis without sacrificing any of the

without sacrificing any of the depth that has made them such an important band for so many

which spent three weeks at #1 in France and 11 weeks at #1 in Belgium and J Balvin

their tracks helped build the world which Villanelle and Eve moved through

duet on more than half the album

after it had appeared on bootlegs

Direct From Dakar: CD Khemmis without sacrificing any of theSenegalese vocalist Omar Pene was at the height of his powers when, with his group Super Diamono, he arrived at Real World in 1996 and gifted a live session that blew everybodys hair back. By then Pene had been with Diamono for over two decades, assuming a captaincy in the 80s that saw the band jousting for popularity at home with the mighty Youssou NDour. Both acts were rooted in mbalax, Senegals explosive, syncopated dance music. Both were pivotal