Dieuf-Dieul De Thiès has been played on NTS in shows including Soup To Nuts w/ Ruf Dug, featured first on 6 July 2014. Songs played include Na Binta and Sibaye.

An obscure 80s band from Thies in Senegal have just been brought back to life by label Teranga Beat. Dieuf-Dieul played from 1979 to 1982, but it appears their music never have chance to be released on a proper vinyl nor tape album until today. That's why i found interesting to present this record on Muzzicaltrips and to discuss with Teranga Beat Label founder, about these recordings and amazing piece of senegalese musical heritage.

Few words about the band's name : Dieuf Dieul comes from "Dieuf Dieul, ligey tchi jaamou yalla la bokk", first words of Cheikh Ibrahima Fall (major figure in Mouride brotherhood, creator of Baye Fall movement promoting hard labour and material deprivation). So Dieuf Dieul can be understood as "to give and to take", like a good action will bring back to you something good. The band name takes now his full meaning, reaping what have been sowed 30 years earlier

Members of Dieuf-Dieul de Thies: Pape Abdou Aziz Seck : vocals Assane Camara : vocals Bassirou Sarr : vocals Gora Mbaye : vocals Abdoulaye Camara : guitar Doudou Leo Dior : bass Cheikh Ndiaye : timbales Abdoulaye Ly : tumba El Hadji Ngom : tama Sogui Ngom : sabar Pape Demba Diop : tenor sax Pape Cisse : alto sax Alioune Badara Diop : trumpet Recorded by Moussa Diallo