Moh Diouf (Moh Dédiouf)

Singer-Writer-Composer De Diouf :

Born in Dakar in 1974, Mohamed Dediouf spent his childhood in Senegal, Europe and the U.S. Although he did not grow up in a musical family, as a boy joined a band with his brothers and started improvising songs and drumming. The lyrics of MC Solar, the first private radios in Dakar and the advent of rap groups all inspired in Moh the desire to write and make contemporary music sung in Wolof.
His passion for thought and philosophy led Moh to study literature in Dakar then Paris. But his urge to understand and interact with the society around him spawned a new direction. Through extensive travel (to the U.S., Germany and Switzerland and beyond) he learned how to maximize resources at hand and interpret cultural differences to make his music widely accessible.

Singer, drummer, percussionist, Moh has worked in many musical combinations (soul acoustic trios, jazz groups, etc.). Self-taught, he brings a fresh approach to each group. He colours Western music with African hues and sings English songs in Wolof, drawing on his roots and memories of music from his childhood.

He released his first solo album, self-produced, in 2007. Acclaimed in the industry, it won first prize for the song ?Adouana? in the World Music Category of the US International Songwriting Competition, beating out 15,000 competitors from 100 countries. Songs in French, Wolof and English link Africa and the rest of the world. As an artist and human being, this connection is his philosophy for confronting society?s ills.

Enriched by his diverse experiences, he never ceases to reinvent himself. His latest repertoire mixes fresh compositions with new arrangements of old songs. Moh?s meeting with Jimi M?Baye, guitarist for Youssou N?Dour?s and considered one of the most creative guitarists of his generation, inspired the two men to work together on a project, ?Smile Way of Life,? in their homeland of Senegal.

The symbol of a new movement, African Artists for the Next Generation, Moh Dediouf always surrounds himself with European and African artists to forge pathways between Africa and the rest of the world. For Moh, it?s through his music that the real Africa will burst onto the world stage.