{"product_id":"omar-pene-super-diamono-direct-from-dakar-coloured-vinyl","title":"OMAR PENE \u0026 SUPER DIAMONO – Direct From Dakar [Coloured Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP, Coloured\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: LPRW233AFS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 884108009000\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 24 Jun 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: World \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSenegalese 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 everybody’s 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 N’Dour. Both acts were rooted in mbalax, Senegal’s explosive, syncopated dance music. Both were pivotal to the development of modern music in Senegal. But instead of the customary tama talking drums, Diamono used horns and guitars. They folded in reggae, and wielded jazz chords. In Ousmane Sow they found a keyboardist with a tough electric sound.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePene’s voice, too, was different: deep, melodious and effortlessly soulful. Heard here, on such self-penned, socially conscious tunes as ‘Giande’, a toe-tapper about courage; oh-so-funky anti-war anthem ‘Xamiene’; ‘Soweto’, a guitar-driven ode to the South African township; and even ‘Diaraf’, a paean to Pene’s favourite Dakar football team, it’s an instrument imbued with genuine emotion. Ultimately, Direct From Dakar is a party album: an aural snapshot of a dance band in the zone and a lead singer in his element, vibing on collective energy and letting the good times flow.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecorded at Real World Studios in 1996, this CD\/LP reissue features brand new cover art. First time on vinyl. Part of the reissue series Africa Sessions at Real World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003cbr\u003eSIDE A\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Aral Sa Doom\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Rer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Soweto\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Niane\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSIDE B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Gainde\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Yaye Boye\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Diaraf\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real World (GB) | Catalogue | Real World Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41661882269852,"sku":"LPRW233AFS","price":21.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/OmarPene_SuperDiamono_LP.png?v=1653587693","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/omar-pene-super-diamono-direct-from-dakar-coloured-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}