Cheikh Lô is his own worst enemy. At his best, he's one of Africa's most brilliant musicians, a distinctive, soulful singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who can cover anything from funk to ...

Two days of rain couldn’t take the shine off an impressively eclectic lineup in which African voices dominated, with standout performances from Cheikh Lô and Dona Onete In pictures: Womad 2015 2015’s ...

The West African nation of Senegal is home of two of the biggest stars in modern world music, Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal, whose output has ranged from sabar drum-driven mbalax and other local ...

"Lamp Fall," the new CD from Senegalese singer, drummer, guitarist and composer Cheikh Lo, leads off more laid back than his last release "Bambay Gueej." Starting with calm intimacy, the album ...

In the end I realised there’s a Buena Vista Social Club user-friendliness about Lo’s studio work, particularly - needless to say - on the songs which have a strong Cuban influence. So my only hope was ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two views of West Africa were on offer: one global, one local. Cheikh Lô looked west from Senegal towards the ...

The album is laid-back and glossily produced. Previously, Lo had been on the revered world music label World Circuit (home of the Buena Vista Social Club) but this is on a newish Paris label called ...

The renowned Senegalese musician Cheikh Lo hops from traditional African music to salsa, jazz, and reggae to create his own style, a style that has found a strong following on the international music ...

Lamp Fall redefines the meaning of fusion as Cheikh Lo breathes new life into the genre, seamlesly mixing and blending various influences and sounds from around the globe to create his own style. This ...

It’s most unlikely that 2005 will yield a more irresistible African album than Lamp Fall, the third CD by Senegal’s Cheikh Lô. It was recorded in Dakar, London & Brazil, with a core band, plus a ...

Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of ...

Cheikh Lô always suffered by comparison with his fellow Senegalese singers, Youssou N’Dour (whose protégé he was) and Baaba Maal: a little softer, a little more comfortable, a little more bland. But ...