Tani

Bill Diakhou – Tani

Senegalese hip-hop BANGERS. Well, at least tracks 1, 2 and 6. Anyone who raps that hardcore over a kora and an 808 gets high marks in my book (see track 5). I appreciate the English-language hook on track 2, sung by someone with a lump in their throat or a taste for Antony (of Antony and the Johnsons). And track 7 is just plain smoove.

For more music from the youth of Dakar, check out the excellent compilations from Nomadic Wax. If you are obsessed with Africa’s oldest and most internationally-established rap movement and/or are a teenager from Senegal, check out the underground universe of Senegalese rap blogs on Skyrock (French Myspace). Social networking works.

 

Face A
Tani
Roboual
Djiguen
Pompiers

 

Face B
Prési
Kole
Gorgui
Take It Easy

11 Comments

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  • August 21, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    cool! thanks for sharing this one.

  • August 23, 2008 at 4:32 am

    Thx cool stuff. I love malian music , i just want to know if you have some ….

  • August 26, 2008 at 10:59 am

    thx dieredief

  • August 26, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    yes, i have malian music…. what kind are you interested in hearing here?

  • September 5, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    PURE FIRE!

  • November 5, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Track 7 … yeah, really enjoyed that

  • December 26, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    SICK. thnx

  • January 11, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I love it.thanks.

  • May 16, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    dope senegalese music haha… throwback to the 90s… but 15 years later.

  • January 28, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I love this tape. Just wanted to let you know that the number 6 song kole share the same instrumental as Seth Gueko – Hasta Siempre, which is a very good track too from the maxi “mains sales” (2004).
    I guess Bill Diakhou got his instrumental from Seth Gueko and not the other way around because the instrumental version was featured on the maxi.

    Thankx

  • February 15, 2015 at 9:43 am

    Excellent upload; track 7 is stunning. Got here from ATFA Boiler Room mix. Keep up the fantastic work!

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