Wasis Diop (born 1950) is a Senegalese musician of international renown, known for blending traditional Senegalese folk music with modern pop and jazz.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, the son of a Senegalese high official and member of the Lebou ethnic group, Diop left Senegal in the 1970s to study engineering in Paris, but once there turned to music, joining a fellow Senegalese musician, UmbaƱ U Kset, in forming the band West African Cosmos. Diop left the band in 1979... more
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