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Magay Niang

Salsa and Afro-Cuban rhythms were fused using the music customs of Senegal by Magay Niang and his sibling Prosper. Developing a music group, Xalam, called after a Senegalese lute, in 1969, both brothers centered on the funk and jazz-influenced aspect of their repertoire. Relocating to Paris in 1973, the group …

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