« Sagg means proudness. Proud to be in love with someone. Proud to look at that one in the eyes and tell him/her that you wanna live forever together Because you are sure of your love and you trust the other one whatever it takes. In this video I try to show that true raw love is true love in a cinematic way with my drummer Papi Dieng expressing proudness with an experimental senegalese rhythm. » Alassane Badboy
Alassane Badboy - SAGG ft. Papi Dieng
This song was released in studio in Mbour, Senegal with professional composers/artists such as Papi Dieng and Dady Thioune.
The whole board of musician is internationally named and has workd with asrtists such as: Baaba Maal, Youssou N’Dour, Orchestra Baobab, Waly Seck, Omar Penè …
Alassane Badboy, born in Dakar, lives in Thiès. He is part of NoOx Worldwide, producing and developing his live and discographic projects. His music is a proposal of innovative sounds, rooted in the Senegalese West African culture and influenced from the international & pan-African sounds, such as soul, reggae, afro-pop, afro-rock, funk, salsa.
His band, the Conquerors have a remarkable music background, being musicians for big named artists (Omar Péne, Youssou Ndour, Maria Siga, Souleymane Faye, Carlou D…).
He is an international artist, already included in International line-up & Showcases Festivals, such as the Dakar Music Expo, Stereoafrica, Afrobrix, Electropark, Sofar Sound and has already toured twice in Italy (Winter ’21 & Summer ’22) with numerous dates of concerts and live performances in the country. He is Available for songwriting camps, residencies, workshops & cross cultural projects
« I write songs especially with the actions of composing live with my musicians, we are living the vibe in the studio and spiritually through sufism and the confraternity of the Daijra we are part of. I love collaborating with international creatives, I already did in Italy and also online from a distance. In my country I am used to hosting creatives from all over the world in diverse studios and the Dakar / senegalese scenario is really vivid when talking about artistic inspirations. I use my spirituality, the Wolof language, which I find really mystical and rhythmical, some French and English. I want to valorize my culture through my language and decolonize it from music through an innovative approach to rhythms and melodies / lyrics who are rooted in our heritage but meet the world through international choices and styles. » Alassane Badboy