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Star Band De Dakar

Band, 1960-1980
World, Latin and Folk

Star Band de Dakar, or sometime known as Star Band, was a Senegalese group formed the 3th in August 1960 by Ibrahim Kassé, Le Miami Night Club's owner in Dakar, with musicians such as Dexter Johnson and Mady Konate, singers Laba Sosseh, Papa Serigne Seck, Amara Toure and Youssou N'Dour. Related and spinoff groups include Etoile De Dakar, Orchestra Baobab, and Star Number One (a.k.a. Orchesta Number One de Dakar, Number One du Senegal, Number One, No. 1 De Dakar, and Starband Number One, all with various abbreviated forms). In late 60's, the band leaded by Laba Sosseh and Dexter Johnson (2) was renamed as Superstar De Dakar. Most of the Star Band De Dakar records were produced by Ibrahim Kassé, the Miami nightclub owner and sometimes musician hence his initials IK were used as part of the catalogue number.

Members

	Youssou N'Dour voc, bvoc *1959 SN
	Doudou Sow voc SN
	Laba Sosseh voc 1943-2007 GM
	Alla Seck voc, bvoc
	Ndeye Mbaye Djinema
	Issa Cissoko ts SN
	Papa Serigne Seck voc
	Moustapha Ndiaye g, voc, eb
	Mamane Fall perc
	Ali Penda N'Doye tr
	Mar Seck voc
	Magatte N'Diaye voc
	Amara Toure voc, perc
	Dexter Johnson sax, voc
	Pape Fall voc
	Seck Diack voc