First known as a Youssou N'dour sideman and then with the Dakar Star, Mabaye Dieye Faye is a specialist of the sabar, one of the most talented percusionist in the new generation. Mbaye Dieye Faye is a famous singer and percussionist in Senegal. He was born in a modest family of griots. He had a difficult life before he became a his celebrity. It's very difficult to say that he is griot, that's why he is singing. Indeed it is a passion for him to sing. He dreamt to be one of the famous singers in the country.He grew in a family griot but he had some problems when he wanted to be a singer. In fact, formally people used to say that when you sing, you are going to take a bad way. For instance, you can use drugs or alcohol…because of the environment, bars, hotels, dancing…So, that was also the reason why his father defended him to follow the drums. Ba, W and Ndiaye <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mbaye+Dieye+Faye">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.