Film & TV
Known for
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Tableau Ferraille1997
- Africa, My Africa...1994
- Camp de Thiaroye1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Senegal
- Active from
- 1956-08-30
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Discography
- Afrique Sunu
- Jammu Africa
- Gor Sayina1981
- Xalat1984
- Ismael Lo1991
- Iso1994
- Diawar1994
- Natt1996
- Tajabone1996
- Dabah2001
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- Listeners
- 81,912
- Total plays
- 616,613
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Ismaël Lô is a versatile singer and artist, he plays the guitar and the harmonica. He was born in Dogondoutchi in Niger on 30 August 1956 to a Senegalese father and a Nigerian mother. Shortly after Lô's birth the family returned to Senegal where they settled in the town of Rufisque, near the capital Dakar. In the 1970s, Lô studied at the School of Art in Dakar later joining the popular Super Diamono. He left the group in 1984 to start a solo career. Over the next four years Lô recorded five pop
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Senegal
- Place of birth
- Dogondoutchi
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Kora Awards
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Barclay
- Official website
- www.ismael-lo.com
- Image
- Ismael Lo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1956-08-30
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- Commons category
- Ismaël Lô
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