Diogal

Diogal Sakho, known as Diogal, is a Senegalese singer, guitarist and songwriter born in 1970 in Ngor, near Dakar, into the Lebou fishing community. Self-taught on the guitar, he began writing songs in childhood, and in 1996 the French multi-instrumentalist Loy Ehrlich noticed him and advised on his first recordings. He sings mainly in Wolof, blending Lebou traditions with folk and Western music, and has lived in France for many years. His albums include Samba Alla (2002), Liir (2004), Li Lan La (2008), Urban Spirit (2010) and Roadside (2018).