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Star Band
Star Band
Origin	Dakar
Genres	Afro-Cuban
Years active	1960-Present
Former members
	Laba Sosseh, Youssou N'Dour, Balla Sidibe, El Hadji Faye, Ibra Kasse, Pape Seck

Star Band is a celebrated, seminal group from Senegal that were the resident band of Dakar's Miami Club.^[1]^[2]

Formed to celebrate Senegal's independence in 1960 the band has been host to some influential musicians, Youssou N'Dour being the most notable, and gave birth to Etoile de Dakar^[3]. Some former members were drafted for the first Orchestra Baobab (as the Baobab club was opened to compete with Miami), and also for Laba Sosseh's Abidjan-based band.

[edit] References

^ "Youssou N'Dour". GlobalVillageIdiot. http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/NDour.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ "Made in Dakar". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2007-09-28. http://music.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2178441,00.html#article_continue. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ Jackson, Leon. "Star Band de Dakar". AMG. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dnftxqqgldje~T0. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

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[globalvillageidiot-0] "Youssou N'Dour". GlobalVillageIdiot. http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/NDour.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

[TheGuardian-1] "Made in Dakar". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2007-09-28. http://music.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2178441,00.html#article_continue. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

[AMG-2] Jackson, Leon. "Star Band de Dakar". AMG. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dnftxqqgldje~T0. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

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