Dakar, Oct 20, 2026 (AFP) - At half a century, Senegal's Orchestra Baobab bets on new generation

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2026-10-20

Sitting on a couch in their manager's office, three of the oldest members of Senegal's Orchestra Baobab, the legendary Afro-Cuban and west African fusion group, banter like family. Several evenings later, their guitar and saxophone melodies conjured the same convivial chemistry, electrifying a Dakar nightclub and getting partygoers dancing cha-cha steps and swaying their hips -- as the band has done so many times in its half-century history. The......

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