Firin' in Fouta

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Personnel includes: Baaba Maal, Daande Lenol (vocals); Didier Awadi, Amadou Barry (rap vocals); Assane Ndoye Cisse (guitar, background vocals); Michael Brooke (guitar); Kauwding Cissokho (kora); Myrdhin (Celtic harp); Demma Dia, Makan Tounkara (hoddu); Andy Shephard, Baayo Ndiaye (saxophone); Alastair Gavin (piano); Simon Hale (keyboards, strings); Hilaire Chaby, Elhadji Niang, Dave Bottrill (keyboards); Alec Dankworth (acoustic bass); Jah Wobble, Sidiki Kouyate (bass); Alioune Dioue (drums, programming); Donal Lunny (bodhran, bouzouki); Massamba Diop (talking drums); Bada Seck, Pilenses De Abodjene (percussion); Mansour Seck, Tonia Lo, Ahmed Maal, Aziz Samb, Carole Rowley (background vocals). Engineers: Ron Aslan, Martin Russell, Dave Bottrill. Recorded at Studio 2000, Dakar, Africa; Swanyard, London, England; Real World, Wiltshire, England. FIRIN' IN FOUTA was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Personnel: Baaba Maal (vocals, background vocals); Daande Lenol (vocals, background vocals); Positive Black Soul (vocals); Amadou Barry, Didier Awadi (rap vocals); Assane N'Daye Cisse (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Brooke (guitar); Michael Brook (acoustic guitar); Myrdhin (harp, celtic harp); Kauwding Cissokho (kora); Simon Hale (strings, keyboards); Simon Clarke (piccolo, baritone saxophone); Baayo Ndiaye, Andy Shephard (saxophone); Richard Edwards (tenor saxophone, bass trombone); Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone); Roddy Lorimer, Paul Spong, Simon Gardner (trumpet); Alastair Gavin (piano); Ron Aslan (keyboards, programming); David Bottrill, Elhadji Niang, Hilaire Chaby (keyboards); Alec Dankworth (double bass); Sidiki Kouyate (bass guitar); Massamba Diop (drums, talking drum); Alioune Dioue (drums, loops); Donal Lunny (bodhran); Bada Seck, Pilenses de Abodjene (percussion); Jules Brookes, Swing Yela (programming); Simon Emmerson (keyboard programming); Chris Ballin, Claudia Fontaine, Tonie Lo, Ahmed Maal, Tonia Lo, Gina Foster, Aziz Samb, Mansour Seck, Carole Rowley (background vocals). Audio Mixers: David Bottrill; Simon Emmerson. Recording information: Real World, Box, Wiltshire, England; Studio 2000, Dakar, Egypt; Swanyard, London, England. Director: Gavyn Wright. Photographer: Juergen Teller. Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Ballin; Claudia Fontaine; David Bottrill; Donal Lunny; Makan Tournkara; Hilaire Chaby; Gina Foster; Alastair Gavin; Pilenses de Abodjene; Ron Aslan; Simon Hale; Simon Jeffes; London Session Orchestra. Arranger: Simon Jeffes. Senegalese pop legend-to-be Baaba Maal released Firin' in Fouta in 1994. The album starts with a tribute to his bass player (and his family lineage of griots). Following is a tribute to African women that has more than a tinge of Latin thrown in. "Swing Yela" is a piece infused with more than his usual amount of pop, including a small dose of rap. Following songs range in topic from the Muslim faith to the world market to children's games. The thing that makes Baaba Maal appealing, especially on the Western market, is the way in which he combines seemingly traditional vocal techniques with up to date instrumentation. The keyboards and, more importantly, the drum loops give the songs a deep European club feel along with a strong push in the way of the vocals. Overall, its not a bad album in any way, though it could be attacked by fundamentalists on either side of the range of the album. African traditional music fanatics as well as Parisian clubbers. Conversely, it could easily be embraced by both. For a look into the brightest form of new music in the worldbeat tradition (traditional + western = worldbeat), Firin' in Fouta might be a pretty good shot. ~ Adam Greenberg
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