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Record Label:Palm Pictures |
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Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. His new album Television is out now and was produced jointly by Baaba Maal and Barry Reynolds, once the guitarist with the legendary Compass Point Studio Band, and mixed by Jerry Boys. Television was made in London and Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Baaba Maal worked on its eight songs with various musicians, but most specifically in a collaboration throughout the recording with singer Sabina Sciubba and keyboardist Didi Gutman, both members of New York’s Brazilian Girls, who blend electronic dance music with a diversity of eclectic styles. Baaba grew up listening to the black music coming out of America, including artists like James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Etta James. Later he caught up with Jamaican musicians such as Toots Hibbert, Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. He learnt a great deal from his mother who was a musician who sang and wrote her own songs. On winning an art scholarship to Dakar University, Baaba joined Asly Fouta, a group of 70 musicians, and spent his time with the group learning as much as he could about the local musical instruments and how they work. On leaving college he toured West Africa with longtime friend and guitarist Mansour Seck. Once back in Senegal Baaba formed his band Daande Lenol (Voice of the People). As a solo artist, Baaba Maal has recorded 9 albums and a ‘Best Of’ compilation CD which was released on the Palm Pictures label in 2005. He is famous in Africa and is also the most internationally famous musician from Senegal. In his personal life Baaba takes his role as Youth Emissary for the United Nations’ Development Programme very seriously.
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| This wonderful track from Baaba Maal is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, with its fantastic melodies and soft beats. If you want to relax and... |
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Date Added: June 17, 2009 |
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| Missing You finds Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal teamed up with old friend Mansour Seck once again, as they take an aural odyssey examining the roots... |
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Date Added: February 21, 2008 |
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| Check out this chilled happy track and video by Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal. |
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Views: 13151 |
Date Added: February 19, 2008 |
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