Orchestra Baobab

Senegal

The whole story

The band today
  • Assane Mboup
  • Assane Tham
  • Ibou Konate
  • Mapenda Seck, lead vocals
  • Medoune Diallo
  • Mountaga Kouyate, congas, percussion
  • Rene Sowatche, guitar
  • Thierno Koite, saxophone
  • Thio Mbaye
  • Charly N'Diaye, bass guitar
    • Balla Sidibe joins · lead vocals
    • Barthélemy Attisso joins · guitar
    • Charly N'Diaye joins · bass guitar
    • Laye M'Boup joins · lead vocals
    • Rudy Gomis joins · lead vocals

    The band in 1970: Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Laye M'Boup, Rudy Gomis

    • Issa Cissoko joins · tenor saxophone

    The band in 1972: Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Laye M'Boup, Rudy Gomis, Issa Cissoko

    • Thione Seck joins · lead vocals

    The band in 1974: Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Laye M'Boup, Rudy Gomis, Issa Cissoko, Thione Seck

    • Laye M'Boup leaves · lead vocals
    • Ndiouga Dieng joins · lead vocals

    The band in 1975: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis, Issa Cissoko, Thione Seck, Ndiouga Dieng

    • Album · 1975 Bawobab 75
    • Album · 1975 Senegaal Sunugaal
    • Album · 1975 Adduna Jarul Naawo
    • Album · 1978 Baobab à Paris vol. 2 - Africa 78
    • Album · 1978 Une Nuit au Jandeer
    • Album · 1978 Baobab À Paris Vol. 1 - On Verra Ça?
    • Thione Seck leaves · lead vocals

    The band in 1979: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis, Issa Cissoko, Ndiouga Dieng

    • Album · 1980 Mouhamadou Bamba
    • Album · 1983 Ken Dou Werente
    • Album · 1989 Pirates Choice
    • Album · 1992 On Verra Ça! - A Paris En 1978
    • Bamba 1993
    • Album · 1998 N'wolof
    • Album · 7 Jun 1999 Roots and Fruit
    • Album · 23 Sep 2002 Specialist in All Styles
    • Later... With Jools Holland: Series 20, Episode 2
    • Orchestra Baobab in Toronto Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
    • Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2003, day 8: Black Sheep Stage Marion Dewar Plaza, Ottawa
    • A Night at Club Baobab 3 Jul 2006
    • Classic Titles 14 Sep 2006
    • Album · 15 Oct 2007 Made in Dakar
    • Later… with Jools Holland: Series 30, Episode 4
    • La belle époque 15 Jul 2009
    • La belle époque, Vol. 2: 1973-1976 2011
    • La belle epoque Volume 2 2011
    • La belle époque, Vol. 3: 1973-1976 2011
    • Ndiouga Dieng leaves · lead vocals

    The band in 2016: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis, Issa Cissoko

    • Album · 31 Mar 2017 Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng
    • Later Live... with Jools Holland: Series 50, Episode 4 Maidstone Studios, Maidstone
    • Later... with Jools Holland: Series 50, Episode 4 Maidstone Studios, Maidstone
    • Support act · Glastonbury Festival 2017, Day 3: Pyramid Stage Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Issa Cissoko leaves · tenor saxophone

    The band in 2019: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis

    • Balla Sidibe leaves · lead vocals

    The band in 2020: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Barthélemy Attisso, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis

    • Album · 20 Nov 2020 Viva Bawobab S1 / Si Bou Odja
    • Barthélemy Attisso leaves · guitar

    The band in 2021: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Charly N'Diaye, Rudy Gomis

    • Rudy Gomis leaves · lead vocals

    The band in 2022: Assane Mboup, Assane Tham, Ibou Konate, Mapenda Seck, Medoune Diallo, Mountaga Kouyate, Rene Sowatche, Thierno Koite, Thio Mbaye, Charly N'Diaye

    • Album · 23 Oct 2026 Made In Senegal