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fatou sarr london
Only god know how much iam proud of DAARA-J i do love them but i have always known that they are the best not in AFRICA like people used to say but in the world it is time to say yes for those who did not know and just realised it.

jeina from senegal
just tell to DAARA J we love ya an we beleive in you law ba fawwwwwww

Henry UK Hereford
This is the voice of music of our generation these young guys are so inspiring and it fills me joy and pride for coming from the homeland to say Bravo to them. Ndokal len ko Daara J.

Mamie,France
They are the best from the best!!they are just WONDERFUL on stage!! So please go on on this way coz we're so proud of u!

emma
whenever I heard they name my heart beat real fast that is how much I love those guys they are amazing and Senegal will witness that in the future I promes you.Good luck guys and keep up the good work God will bless you inchalla!

Adrian, Australia
Wolof, Spanish, French and English rhyme! fantastic. They're melodies are really intricate and blend traditional West African music with modern beats. If you have the chance to see them live, do it!! it's EPIC! they can jump so high haha, and they work off eachother so well. Get hooked on their free flowing positivity, massiver smiles and amazing skill!! come back to Australia fellas!!

onessimo holand
prefect group i like hear they music all moment; lord

Mami Kc Towson Maryland
D.A.A.R.A.J Number(1)ne always and ForeveR without a doubt!!!! Luv y'all to death!!

alboury senegal ,yeumbeul
daraa_j is the number one .an example for all senegalese rappers .i wanna walk in their traces ...daraa_j law ba faw afreeca for ever

cheikh lame Chicago USA
I saw these guys here in Chi. town and i couldnm't believe how good they were. they know what they stand for and they know what they are here for. Nothing more to say. God Bless Daara J

Pierre, canada
i give Daara j full respect and may God bless them in every little thing they be doing... it's amazing how they switched from hip hop to reggae, from reggae to cuban music... only true artist can do that...one!!!

BeReNiCe México
This music is exellent. I am very happy with this kind of rhytm. And I enjoy that because the hip-hop is very nice

Connie Adelaide,Australia
conscious young blood well done Boys. Jah guide

fatou sarr
i think that daraaj as already trace the way for senegalese rappers and yougers also they give example and god blesss them ...... i love ya!!!

Jodie Lyons, Online in Georgetown, Texas
Not mu cup of tea. I prefer some melody that is developed rather than one phrase repeated ad infinitum.

Philip, California
Spectacular!! These guys are the real deal. As for Souley's sentiments, with all due respect Any African/Senegalese music fan can notice the distinct African flavour ( traditional percusion sounds of complex-frenetic rythm, thumb piano synthesized with the contemporary beat-box) in Daara J, despite the Hip Hop inlfuence; not to mention the distinct Senegalese Attire they wore to perform at WOMAD 2004, while rapping in Wolof. Whats not African about them? Besides, Carribean music is really of African origin and we really need to appreciate and celebrate these guys as a blessing rather than a curse.

jed !!!
woah, they were awesome! i saw them at womad 04. they were probably one of the best preformances i saw there. they were so alive !!!! they got us all dancing like lions !!! you must be crazy to moan about these guys they were so good !!

Souley Oumarou New York, USA
listened to Daara-J and can't find where the "Africaness" is? Felt like I was listenning to Jamaican music. Besides, aren't they promoting the african alienation? I simply don't think that this is african music and hear any african instument in it but some synthetized western instrument and when I look that the artist they don't look like africans. I'm sorry but this is not a blessing for africa but a curse.

ABDOULIE CHUNE . U.K
Daara-j, Senegal is really bless.Having young intellent youth like this poeple that manage to get there thing gion like this,it's just wonderful.People like this in senegal just make me proud off my self among my felure mate's.

Hannah, London
Loved the gig at WOMAD and have just bought the album, brilliant production, good tunes and great energy, Rokia Traore on backing is a real bonus - would totally recommend even if, like me, you never usually listen to hip-hop!

Maria, Singapore
Hi there, I have absolutely have become a big fan of Daara J, the way rap and african hip hop music the fusion is just extraordinary. Especially last night (Saturday 28th August 2004), at WOMAD Singapore, it was just phenomenal. It was entrancing and yet spiritual and very inspiring. Just want to say great job last night, also last night i was sitting at the stairs at Fort canning and when Daara J came up the stairs i wanted to shout and scream, wonder why i didn't wasted. hehe. Anways, oh the DJ is very cute. ;P Love them lots Maria

Ian, Bristol
Daara J were excellent- it's not easy to dominate a late-night festival crowd as 3 rappers, but Daara J did it. So I got a little annoyed by being asked 'Are you alive?' for the 20th time, but then my French and Wolof might not allow me to say much more if positions were reversed. What I would like to see is a double bill with Daara J and Orishas. That would be something!

D2J, Dublin
Didnt get to Womad but did see Daara J perform in a small club in Dublin during the winter and they were just brilliant.. unfortunately the crowd at the gig was tiny but D'J just blew those who were at the gig out of it with their energy, joy and fantastic sound...great gear also. Daara J Dublin WANTS YOU BACK SOON, hopefully the word will be out and you'll get the Dublin Massive out in big numbers next time.

Simon, Somewhere
This band would be great at a kiddies' disco but not on the main stage at womad? I think music should be judged on merit, not on country of origin.

Chris
"UK - Are you still alive???!!!???" Totally awesome - along with Drum Drum - they were the highlight of the festival.

Hez, Birmingham
Amazing! Probably the highlight of my Womad 2004. Can't remember ever seeing a band with so much energy who can work a crowd so well.

Carl.
Enjoyable,but to be honest a bit cliched.As Chuck D once said "Don't believe the hype"!

Ade, New Style Radio 98.7FM, Birmingham
In my opinion, Daara J's latest Album, Boomerarang, was the best African Album released in 2003. As the title suggests, Freddy, Alhadji Man and N'Dongo D have taken rap and hip-hop music back to Africa, where it came from in the first place. Singing and rapping in English and Wolof, Daara J are wonderful on stage, with a highly energetic display accompanying the incessant rhythms of their brand of African music. 'Boomerang' is the definitive African hip-hop album and any collection of African music will be incomplete without this brilliant album. As Freddy once said to me, M'begueel!