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Jimi Mbaye
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mamadou "Jimi" Mbaye, Mamadou Mbaye
Senegalese guitarist (1957–2025)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Senegal
- Active from
- 1957
Discography
- Dakar Heart1997
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,421
- Total plays
- 5,928
Tags
worldpopsenegalethnicmbalax
Jimi Mbaye (born Mamadou Mbaye in Dakar on 2 October 1957; died 12 February 2025) was a Senegalese guitarist remembered for his work with Youssou N'dour and for his unique Senegalese guitar style in which he made his Fender Stratocaster sound like local instruments such as the kora or xalam. Mbaye recorded six top-selling major-label albums with N'Dour before taking a leave of absence to record his own solo album, released in 1997. He then became a member of N'Dour's Super Étoile Band from 197