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ORCHESTRA BAOBAB from Senegal, West Africa, created a unique
and beautiful music. Their fusing of Cuban and African musics
is captured to perfection on this magical moment of recording
history from the legendary 1982 session originally released as
6 track album, now reissued, including second disk with six
unreleased songs from the same session and available in United
States for the very first time making it an undisputed must-have.
This album takes the listener to a magical studio session.
By turns inspiring and soothing, spell-binding and exilarating,
the musicians fell effortlessly into relaxed rhythmic grooves.
No pressure, no pretention; tell it like it is. The source of
endless surprises and satisfaction, this record is definitely
one for the desert island, whether you have company or not.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS:
Entertainment Weekly (01/11/2002)
...A landmark export of African pop...A perfect album. - Rating: A
Rolling Stone (02/14/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Kool, languid, insouciant...regarded as Baobab's peak...Spin (4/02, p.122) - 9 out of 10 - ...The most luxurious manifestation of West Africa and Cuba's 50-year-old musical connection....capturing Senegal's 11-piece Orchestra Baobab at its apex....As gorgeous as African pop gets.Entertainment Weekly (1/11/02, p.70) - ...A landmark export of African pop...A perfect album. - Rating: A
Downbeat (05/01/2002)
4.5 out of 5 stars - ...Baobab's blend of Cuban son with West African idioms...along with jazz and French pop is just as remarkably original today...
ORCHESTRA BAOBAB:
Medoune Diallo ..... Vocals
Ndiouga Dieng ...... Vocals
Rudolphe Gomis ..... Vocals
Mountaga Kouyate ... Percussion
Mapenda Seck ....... Vocals
Bala Sidibe ........ Vocals, Timbales
Barthelemy Attisso.. Electric Guitar
Papa Ba ............ Guitar
Charly N'Diaye ..... Bass
Issa Cissocko ...... Saxophone
Adama Sarr ......... Guitar
Produced by Moussa Diallo
Disc: 1
1. Utrus Horas
2. Koumba
3. Ledi Ndieme M'bodj
4. Werente Serigne
5. Ray M'Bele
6. Soldadi
Disc: 2
1. Ngalam
2. Toumaranke
3. Foire Internationale
4. La Rebellion
5. Ndiaga Niaw
6. Balla Daffe
This recording comes in 2-CD slimline jewel case
perfectly new, never opened or played
factory - fresh and sealed |
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