Bambay Gueej is an album by the Senegalese musician Cheikh Lô. It was released toward the end of 1999, with an international release in 2000. Lô supported the album with a European tour.

Produced by Nick Gold and Youssou N'Dour, the album was recorded at N'Dour's Studio Xippi, in Dakar, Senegal. Pee Wee Ellis arranged the horn charts; Richard Egües played flute. Oumou Sangaré sang on "Bobo-Dioulasso". Lô was influenced as much by Cuban music as by mbalax.

The title track is about the Senegalese religious figure Amadou Bamba; it roughly translates as "Bamba, Ocean of Peace". The lyrics of many of the songs were inspired by Sufism.

Core band
Cheikh Lô – vocals
Pathe Jassi – bass
Oumar Sow – guitar
Badou N'Diaye – drums
Clifton Morrison – Hammond organ
Thio Mbaye – percussion
Featured musicians on the album

Reviews and label notes mention several notable guests:

Pee Wee Ellis – led and arranged the horn section.
Richard Egües – flute.
Oumou Sangaré – guest vocals on "Bobo-Dioulasso".
Babacar Faye – guest appearance.
Jimi Mbaye – guest appearance.

Drums and percussion
For drummers, this album is particularly interesting because it combines:

Badou N'Diaye on drum kit,
Thio Mbaye on percussion,
traditional Senegalese sabar and tama (talking drum) players,
and Cheikh Lô himself, who originally started his career as a drummer before becoming known as a singer-songwriter.

The album was produced by: Youssou N'Dour and Nick Gold and recorded at Youssou N'Dour's Studio Xippi in Dakar.

For drummer research, the key names associated with Bambay Gueej are Badou N'Diaye and Thio Mbaye. Thio Mbaye, in particular, was one of the most influential percussionists in Senegalese popular music and played with many major mbalax artists. The groove on "Bambay Gueej" is a great example of how drum set and sabar-derived percussion are layered together in modern Senegalese music.