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Artist Musician

Pape Cheikh Diouf (born 1973) known by his stage name Pape Diouf, is a musical artist from Dakar, Senegal.[1][2]

Career

Initially, he was groomed by his uncle to become a plumber but he found his calling in music.[2] At the age of 22, he joined the Lemzo Diamono musical group and became widely recognized with few major singles. He went solo after 1998 and formed La Génération Consciente group after a couple of years.[1] Over the years, he has extensively contributed towards the revival of Dakar's classic Mbalax music.[3] He toured USA and Canada, among other countries, in 2016.[4]

Discography

Year Albums Singles
2004 Partir!
2008 Jotna
2012 Casse Casse Diofior
2014 Ràkkaaju[5]
2018 Enjoy

Awards

Year Award Conferring Body
2009 Best Male Artist Senegal Music Awards
2009 Best Male Mbalax Vocal Performance Senegal Music Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Selam | Pape Diouf (Senegal)". selam.se. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ^ a b "Music Haven summer series starts with Senegal's Pape Diouf". Times Union. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. ^ "Pape Diouf - NEW AFRICAN PRODUCTION". NEW AFRICAN PRODUCTION. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ^ "Bai Babou and Pape Diouf on US Tour". Music In Africa. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. ^ "EN PRIVE AVEC PAPE DIOUF ARTISTE CHANTEUR: Je ne suis pas un artiste de la concurrence". SeneNews.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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