Xalam

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Xalam. On our website we have 8 albums and 2 collections of artist Xalam. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Xalam represents World Music genres.

Biography

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Xalam was founded in Senegal in 1970 but moved, in 1973, to Paris, where its distinct fusion of African percussion and jazz licks garnered it great praise. Xalam have played with many Western performers, including Dizzy Gillespie, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and the Rolling Stones. They have since been recognized for their innovative music in both Europe, where they won an award at the 1979 Berlin Jazz Festival, and in Africa, where they toured successfully in 1975. The group fell apart after the tragic death of founding member Prosper Niang in 1989.