KING N'GOM

King Meissa N'Gom is a Senegalese salsero, beginning his career during the end of sixties and recorded several Afro-Cuban titles sung in Spanish.

Because of his father who did not want him to become a musician, King N'Gom went to Ivory Coast where he recorded his first tracks in 1970 on Djima Records label.
In 1975, he went to Benin where he had to play at the Appolo club, a legendary live music club in West Africa. He had to stay three days in Cotonou, he will stay three years and become a real star, playing with Sagbohan Danialou's band, the Djiki band, and recording few tracks.
Then he left Benin for Mexico where he remained ten years, singing salsa in a hotel.