Lam Toro

This is a hard one for me to review, as I'm not familiar with the music of Senegal. Baaba Maal is an incredible singer and the percussion throughout is great. The talking drums on the second track are really amazing and they come back a lot. The third track starts with a unknown (to me) string instrument, then a wind instrument comes in (some kind of flute maybe), and then an electric guitar is added. The vocals are building and building and have a quality I associate with North African music. Toward the end the flute pulls out all these overtones and brings it to a close. It's just an incredible piece of music. The next track starts with some funky electric guitar and adds percussion, bass, and vocals. The guitar is pretty great through most of the song but ends the track with a corny solo that kind of ruins the mood. The next song really highlights the vocals with maybe two instruments (at least one seems to be a guitar) playing a quiet but intricate part in the background. Then comes electric bass, percussion and mallet percussion (or a synth imitating a xylophone?) which kind of transforms the song into something else, not necessarily for the better. The next song has some interesting percussion and what I thought at first was a sax but is probably another synth. A few different keyboard parts are going on and some really nice guitar too. There's so much that's good here, but many of the songs have sounds and parts that feel random, at least to me. One of the songs starts off with a keyboard part that sounds like you are about to have to switch off an infomercial for a timeshare on a tropical island. I take it Baaba Maal is a legend in Senegalese music comparable to Youssou N'Dour, and I love his voice, but I'm skeptical that this album in particular is the best introduction to his music or to Senegalese music in general--not that it was supposed to be but it was for me. The best aspects easily deserve a 4 or 5, but the weaker aspects make it less satisfying as an album. I'm glad I heard this music and now that I know about Baaba Maal, I'll keep an ear out for his voice.

Eh

This was pretty fresh and different. Didn't hit with me today but I feel pretty strongly that was a 'my mindset' today thing more than bad music.

not sure what he's saying but it sounds cool. good rhythm, fun instruments minuit was cool

Baaba maal is cool

Good for background music. Albums like this are why I do this list.

Not my bag but it wasn’t awful

2.0

Interesting afro vibes. Folk percussion in combination with high-pitched vocal + some string instruments.

i never knew I needed synthesizer-infused afropop, but here we are. 4/5

It's as if 1980s Western Pop music met African style music in the 1990s for some reason. It's not a good mix, although the singing itself is actually great. Favorite Track: "Sy Sawande".

5/10… afro pop / desert blues / *1992

3.5

Altså hva skal man si? Dette er ikke noe jeg hører på utenom når Disney har kolonisert det for hvite ører. Det er noen nice beats her selvfølgelig, men det er også extremt 80s -- og ikke på en god måte, om det skulle være noen tvil. Jeg har ikke egentlig noe grunnlag til å gi dette en smaksdom, men jeg synes sånn synging er litt slitsomt, så det blir scoret deretter. En time med dette er mye. Veldig mye.

Jeg vet ikke, men det føles bare for fjernt for meg. Rytmene er kule, men resten appellerer ikke til meg.

Not my cup of tea at all.

🫤

not good

Not my cup of tea. I enjoyed the odd track, but some were a bit too odd for my tastes.

Fun to listen to, but I doubt I'll return.

okay fuck yes!! Recognize him from the Black Panther soundtrack and loving this already. Perfect perfect perfect for a drive to Olympic. // When I listened to the Black Panther song exploder episode and heard him for the first time I literally cried and had full body chills. So… yeah I was primed for this to fuck me up, even if it wasn’t the soundtrack for a drive to my favorite national park. Something about him! So lovely to share with Amber and her boyfriend, who both loved the album too. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gobz3LV8CyO108iBsISyL?si=YoEh-3dXRpeUOng0jCzbaA&utm_source=copy-link (Fucking incredible relisten)

Actually quite enjoyed this. Didn't understand a word but understood the vibes. 4/5

He could be singing some very offensive shit, it still sounds good though.

A lot to love here, but maybe not quite as much as his other record on here because some of the tracks have a kind of cheesy production that was perhaps meant to make it more palatable to American and European ears.

Thoroughly enjoyed

This has to be my favourite Pulaar language album!

Listened

I liked it. It reminded me of Babatunde from many, may years ago.

Again, this is a great album, really enjoyed it but can't see myself listening to it again really.

When this popped up I figured I had never heard of the artist or the album. But as soon as I heard Baaba Maal's voice, I knew it sounded familiar to me. I could find very little information on the album itself, but I looked up Baaba Maal on Wikipedia. First of all, his story is super interesting and he's done some amazing things - both musically and for various charities. Second, I figured out why I know his voice. It's probably because my husband listens to "There Will Be Time" by Mumford and Sons with Baaba Maal at least once a week if not once a day. If you've never heard the song, I highly recommend listening/watching the "Live From Africa" version. It's a religious experience. Back to the actual album.... I didn't know any of the words, but Baaba Maal's voice is so amazing that I didn't have to know what he was saying. The music is beautiful and interesting. I loved how he blended some other sounds of pop and rock into the traditional Senegalese music. This album is a perfect example of why I enjoy doing this project. This is an album I would have never listened to otherwise, and I wouldn't have bothered to look further into Baaba Maal even though "There Will Be Time" is a favorite song.

Not feeling it.

Afrikkalaista musiikkia Senegalista. Ihan kiva tunnelma.

Great singing.

Not my thing

Not bad, probably needs a few more listens to really buy into it, and a genre that is very unfamiliar to me. It feels like something I'd have on in the background rather than concentrate on, but could be worth the effort.

Not knowing the context of the album, it's hard to give a full fair review - but in a vacuum, it was a fun listen

Pretty fun listen from a very talented Senegalese vocalist and guitarist, about half the tracks are just fantastic, highlights include "Daande Lenol", "Daniibe" and "Sy Sawande" (lovely track!) (also "Ndelorel" and "Minuit" are great!). However the more funk-infused highlife cuts have this midi-esque cornyness to them (production wise (for example the drums and horns on "Lem Gi" (wtf)) - other than that, very good performances and fantastic vocals. The good tracks does outweigh the bad significantly, so all in all it's worth the while, would be a fantastic 45ish minute album 7/10

After weeks of waiting for the 1001 Albums generator to finally give me something from the ’90s, it rewarded my patience with… Senegalese world music from 1992. Not exactly the ’90s album I had in mind. 😂 I went into *Lam Toro* knowing basically nothing about world music outside of Paul Simon’s *Graceland*, so this was completely new territory for me. The vocal style was tough for me at first, although I liked the instrumentation underneath it, and as the album went on I started settling into the sound. “Hamady Boiro” especially had a great groove. There’s definitely music here I’d enjoy hearing a song or two from every now and then, but as a full hour-long album it became a little too much for me. I suspect I’d enjoy it more in smaller sessions, but I prefer judging albums front-to-back as one experience. Definitely glad the 1001 list pushed me outside my comfort zone, even if this wasn’t quite the ’90s album I’d been begging it for.

Hard to assess as it is an unfamiliar musical area. Closest I relate it to is Wes, but he is from Cameroon which is not at all close to Senegal. Very interesting and would definitely listen again.

I looked back at my review of the other album from him that I listened to a few months ago, and I gave it five stars. Unfortunately I had no recollection of it but I wondered if it was an overreaction. Listening to this today I can say it was not. What a cool blend of African and modern (for the early 90's) sounds. These albums are the reason I continue with this project. I never would have listened to anything by Baaba Maal on my own. Have I had to slog through lots of things I'd rather never have listened to? Absolutely. But this was great and I'm so glad I've been able to find such cool music to listen to. Even if I don't remember it well, I had a blast listening today. Standouts were Toro, Hamady Boiro, Olel, and Lem Gi. But I enjoyed all of it very much.

If someone ever chooses to sing that opening track at a karaoke bar, Lord help them.

What a rich interesting life. I found the setups to each song to be unique and surprising, leading to unsurprising ostinato and standard funk with a great voice and vocal range. It had good moments in it, but not enough to be good.

Yeah. It's fine. It's outside my usual sphere of listening, but that's good. We all need to try some new things, and I've found some new faves this way, but this album ... just didn't grab me much. A dare say another listen, on another day, in another mood might raise this to a four star, but not today.

Yeah, nah, wore out its welcome after a while tbh

Had a different soundscape than I was used to. I loved what I was hearing. The songs were long and some were a little too repetitive. I also really love to sing along, which is a lot harder in another language. Just barely not 5 stars for me

I think this stuff is really cool, but the 90s Island Records prod + the unfamiliar style is just a tough combo for me

not for me

Yea just wasn’t a huge fan of this type of world music. Thought Miriam Makena did it much better

Best when it gets a little weird, but a fun vibe throughout

This is as good as this style of music is going to get for me. Hard for me to get through a full album. All sounds the same. 2.75

6/10

Inte för mig.

interesting

Virtuosic singing over tradition-influenced music

Fabulous. The best of World Music.

2026.07.23.

It's alright, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

So so

I want more non brit pop rock, because there's some amazing music out there.. this wasn't amazing though

It sounds OK but it did not speak to me.

I dunno. It’s like Youssou N’Dour but with a little more rock. Very little more. Not enough to make anyone really care.

pretty!

African music with Western influences. I did not like it, which is somewhat surprising, since I like much Western music with African influences (from salsa, merengue, Cuban folk music to Rusted Root, etc.). I think that someone with more of an ear for classical African music would probably like it.

Sure, Why not.

- Apparently Maal is a Senegalese musician who has done a fair amount of work as well as many collaborations. - Totally chill and nice; I am extremely unfamiliar with African music, so while this was not bad to listen to, I do not have much to offer. - Mostly played over my thoughts while I worked. Nothing in particular stood out; in fact, I had a hard time telling when the album looped.

Interesting but a little repetitive.

Arrived in Madeira on holiday. Over looking the sea with lush mountains in the background and this album coupled with a glass of red Portuguese wine was fantastic!

This is a good example of whatever kind of music this is

c'est Pas mon style mais je respecte la créativité

Nice west African music. Summery

Love it — particularly the songs with kora. Reads as kind of cross-instrumentation/production survey of his songwriting.

Bummer. This was not my thing at all. The instrumentation was super boring.

really appreciate the culture in this album and how it almost transcends you to Senegal

I really struggle with albums that are clearly pretty lyric driven but whose lyrics I can’t understand.

different. catchy. vocals.

I knew who this was, just from the inflection of their singing. I remember his haunting voice from the Black Hawk Down soundtrack. I really liked the 80s vibes on this.

That first track missed so hard I wanted to skip the whole album. Next song won me back. Third song, hard pass. Fourth song, total bop. So on and so forth.

African music. A good mix of genres and instruments but I wish it would’ve had a little more bite to it. Almost put me to sleep a few times.

Cool

This was great, much better than I expected and a great running soundtrack. 2.5

Liked it more than Frank Sinatra all day long 3 stars

What a perfect album for a hot sultry Saturday. Will be back for more Baaba.

Music for the season, really enjoyed this

Loved this

New to me and I enjoyed it,especially the vocals. At its best when it's not trying too hard to fuse with western backing. One to come back to. 3*

Interesting but not really a fave listen for me

Nice refreshing break from 1970s rock

Enjoyed this a lot. Really different but not sure how much the electrician working in the house appreciated it lol

some nice instrumentals nothing bad just uninteresting

Saa waay, mën naa ko gas.

Background world music

I really enjoyed this. It's always nice to hear an album not in the English language and using traditional instruments. Upbeat and different. Four stars.

All new to us. "It's inoffensive enough. Background music. Like being in a taverna somewhere." So said Julia just now. True enough.

Fine! You can hear 50 albums on Bandcamp which sounds just like this, but it's nice that Western audiences can pat themselves on the back every decade or so for finally making time for music made by non-white artists.

at last!!! a shit album!!!! wtf is this music, why on earth do i have to listen to ts before i die

Malardo, no es inescuchable, pero malo malo.

Refreshing african pop with some reggae beats in between, really nice!

Mid

nothing wrong with it but i don't care for it and would not listen again

This was fine and some beautiful singing. It just didn’t grab like I had hoped it would.

Interesting stuff here for sure! But not quite up my alley.

Huh. This guy already. It's been 36 albums since I listened to Djam Leelii and now I'm already bidding him adieu. I'm not gonna lie, this album is kind of dead on arrival. I'm content with letting one album in per non-Western artist, though two albums is certainly pushing it when viewing these world music albums through the traditional criteria for inclusion (i.e., albums which are either critically acclaimed, historically significant or commercially successful). This album doesn't even have a Wikipedia page, so how good can it realistically be? I'll go in with a charitable perspective, though I won't lie. This one's getting snubbed by the end of the review. Huh. I was expecting more of the same from Maal, so imagine my shock when I was faced with the modern production techniques of this album, notably the 80s ambient synths, early-90s pianos and the mild, reverberating ambience which hangs over these tracks. It's nothing that blows my mind, though it is interesting to hear these traditional African songs with a polished, modern sheen. Everything else is business as usual, admittedly. I'm not moved by the very African vocals, though I concede to the fact that they're more subdued than some of the other albums on the list. The African instrumentation is same-old, same-old as well, though I can appreciate the layabout, warm guitars, traditional percussion and that xylophone-sounding instrument. To its credit, this album does a good job of filling out its tracks and ensuring that there isn't a moment on this album which feels empty. Overall, this was a tolerable, if unremarkable listen. Book time. The entry opens by calling this album a pivotal release in music history, the reason being that "...it [was] not the first time an African artist had the opportunity to record with a producer who understood what a White audience - especially a young White audience wanted, but it sure felt like it." Many African acts at the time had synths added over the top of their albums so as to make their sound more viable on the global market. Such was also the case with this album, though it was handled more tactfully here. The book closes out by saying that this album launched the careers of Baaba Maal and Simon Booth - its producer. I mean, this album doesn't even have a Wikipedia article, so we are fucking snubbing this thing. In place of this album, I humbly submit "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel for inclusion on the list.

Decent but way too long. Becomes repetitive fairly quickly.

Interessante, único, mas não consegui ter a experiência completa por não entender o q ele fala

I like this when it sounds like overproduced folk music, I don’t like it when it incorporates groovy 1992 beats

Ik vind het lastig om de juiste woorden te vinden om een plaat van een Senegalese zanger te beschrijven. Wereldmuziek is een achterhale term die muziek van buiten het Westen enorm te kort doet. En toch... Baaba Maal klinkt Afrikaans maar is een fusion van allerlei genres. Salsa en Reggae zijn nooit ver weg. En dat maakt dit een hele fijne plaat die perfect past bij de zomerse dagen van de afgelopen weken. Mooie verrassing. 7,5/10 Highlights Gidelam Olel

#371 The first half of this album really engaged me, perhaps it was the victim of me listening in two sessions but the second half felt more passive in terms of my listening experience. It hit some genuine highs and I really enjoyed my time with it, I’m always happy to discover music from Africa, there is such vibrancy to discover, and that was no stranger here. Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ✅ Listen before you die? Probably Fave track(s): Gidelam Rating: 6/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a fun album, I wish I knew understood any of the lyrics.

My first introduction to Baaba Maal. I enjoyed Yela and Daniibe, the rest on this album was meh. Listened to some of his other work and I really enjoyed his collabs with Mumford and Sons and Ludwig Goransson on the Wakanda soundtrack.

Pretty cool and I’m glad it was included but it didn’t do much for me.

Found myself cruising through the work I was doing with a smile while listening

This was new to me, and it sent me round an interesting critical loop. My first instinct was to hear the polish and ask whether this was a Senegalese artist being glossed for Western ears. Then I realised that was a deeply suspect question. I don’t feel I have to trace every piece of modern popular music back to Elvis before I can take it on its own terms. I don’t treat Band on the Run as somehow less McCartney because it was made in Lagos. So why ask questions of Baaba Maal that I wouldn’t ask of a Western artist? That became the key to the album for me. Lam Toro is not tradition being dragged into crossover. It is Baaba Maal choosing crossover. Seriously. There are outside hands here, most obviously Simon Booth, and there are moments where the treatment heads towards that early-90s “world music” shelf, but the agency is Maal’s. He wants this music to travel. He wants hooks, funk bass, Western-facing song shapes, layered percussion, tama, call-and-response, synth brass, space around the voice, and a record people can live with. The “world music” label remains pretty useless. It is a filing system pretending to be a genre, like calling something “food”. Lam Toro does sometimes sit a little too comfortably under that shop sign, but it is much smarter and more pleasurable than the label allows. The opening track, Yela, makes a strong case immediately. It begins with a lone voice over synth washes, then opens into interlaced guitar lines, loping funk bass and massed choral responses. It has atmosphere and depth. The voices have air around them. It feels windswept rather than lush. Maal’s voice is immediately the load-bearing instrument: strong, abrasive, declaratory, and never swallowed by the arrangement. There are points where the treatment is almost too immaculate. Daande Lenol, with Davy Spillane’s uilleann pipes and Booth’s elegant production, edges towards cultured global refinement. The track itself is not weak, but the frame is very polished. You can feel the air-con. But the album gradually explains why that polish is there. This is not background music exactly. It is foreground-optional. You can sit down with headphones and unpick the tama, layered percussion, funk bass, guitars and backing voices, or you can faff around with a moka pot and let it fill the room while coffee steam gets round your nostrils. The coffee-table gloss has a function: it makes the album liveable, and then the rhythms keep surprising you from inside that liveable space. Daniibe develops into a gorgeous slow build: percussion, tama, interweaving melodic elements and funk bass gathering around Maal and the backing singers. It works by loop-logic rather than mutation, and its pleasure lies in accumulation rather than surprise. Gidelam was a highlight. It starts with a lurching, unsettled feel before landing elegantly in Afrobeat territory like an acrobat. It pulls off one of Afrobeat’s great tricks: you do not notice the track travelling, then suddenly realise the room has changed. That is probably my favourite aspect of Afrobeat: movement without obvious travel. The groove keeps its face straight while the furniture rearranges itself behind you. The album also makes clear that the accessibility is not simply Booth imposing a gloss. Sy Sawande starts like a Western song, and Booth is nowhere near it. That matters. Maal is choosing legibility himself. It is a lovely slight piece: interwoven guitars, light percussion, and loads of room for Maal. It may actually be my favourite track here because it feels so unforced. Ndelorel and Lem Gi are where the album becomes the sort of thing I had hoped it might be. Ndelorel is busier, with a mad bass part and real propulsion. Lem Gi has Maal’s own production getting almost gloriously cheap: synth brass lines, bright pop surfaces, a bit of cheerful 1992 keyboard-demo grin. But underneath that, the polyrhythms are genuine and lurch the ear all over the place. It is like the track tumbles downstairs perpetually and highly enjoyably. Still pop, though. That is the trick. Fun first, translatable second. The closer, Minuit, is frankly baffling. It feels like a chanson-style set-ender for the fans: spoken word, a bit of cheese, then rock guitars going off at Purple Rain speeds. After an album whose best moments work through interlock, restraint and rhythmic propulsion, the ending suddenly starts behaving like a stadium finale with a cape on. I did have a bit of a “what the fuck was that?” reaction. Still, that does not undo the album. I think Lam Toro absolutely earns 4/5. No faffing with 3.7s. It is not the dust-and-heat revelation that Savane was, and it sometimes feels a little too air-conditioned, but the key realisation is that it is tasteful because Maal is tasteful. The polish is not simply something done to him. It is part of the record’s chosen language. A warm, rhythmic, intelligent, liveable crossover album, with enough detail to reward close listening and enough ease to let the day happen around it.

The mix of African music and '90s new age production is a bit jarring, which is what makes it cool

Pretty good. Another one where I felt transported back to a coffee shop in the ‘90s (laudatory).

Not at all what I expected and a very pleasant surprise.

Pretty cool! I dug it.

Baaba Maal voor de tweede maal. Meestal maal ik er niet om, maar ditmaal begin ik er een beetje maling aan te krijgen om in deze lijst allerlei onbekenden meermaals te moeten horen. Telkenmaal blijf het achteraf malen in mijn hoofd of het wel nodig was. Het voelt of ik in de maling wordt genomen. Met andere woorden, dit voegt toch helemaal niks toe na de vorige plaat van deze pipo. Ik vind de ethnologische keuzes van dit boek sowieso arbitrair. Waarom wel dit, en geen Chinese klanken of zigeunermuziek. Maar goed, tegen de tijd dat ik straks mijn avondmaal nuttig, is deze Baaba Maal alweer opgegaan in de maalstroom van de vergetelheid.

Kort geleden kregen we een ander album van meneer Maal. Het kreeg een 2, omdat het saai was, maar de gitaarmuziek nog wel aardig samenging met de Afrikaanse zang. Dit album focust zich meer op de Afrikaanse kant. Of is ditmaal het hoge 'lalala'-gehalte, in bijvoorbeeld 'Toro' de westerse inbreng? 1,5 ster.

Tja, we hebben echt deze maand nog het andere album gehad van deze knaap. Ik vond er toen al geen klap aan. Ik zal deze nog even een paar nummers luisteren voor de vorm, maar als het hetzelfde laken een pak is, dan druk ik op de 1-ster knop en gaan we weer over tot de orde van de dag. Ja hoor, het begint al gelijk met allemegallie. Ik ben na 1 seconde al klaar. Doei!

a really fun listen. Hamady Boiro is the standout for me. Feels good to listen to something like this outside the usual fare.

Pleasant stuff

pretty random but not bad at all... i liked it enough!

Traditional music/synth pop/Ali Farka Touré vibes. Plus 80s guitar solo.

Without understanding the context of Senegalese music this one has a really sunny and dancy vibe. Polyrhythms abound. I like it

Plaintive, pretty, often funky. You get the definite feeling that the Disney team were listening to this album when they made The Lion King. It's too musically interesting to be good for background music, but as the lyrics are in Senegalese, it's challenging as an active listen too. Nonetheless, I expect to revisit it for inspiration.

This album is full of undeniably impressive vocals and incredible guitarwork, but it does sound "cheapened" in a way to me by the synthetic drums and synthesizer, almost like those are just inserted to try to appeal to a wider audience. Maybe that's unfair, but it did affect my enjoyment overall.

An album from Senegal is interesting. It was okay, didn't click at first but it grew on me somewhat throughout the listen. I liked Hamady Boiro best

This was a great discovery! I have no idea what he sings about but the music was enjoyable.

Different, interesting, but not for me

Heel verrassend, vond vooral Yela, Hamady Boiro en Gidelam Nice. Verder met vlagen een beetje saai of zo.

Opzich wel grappig

Could not get in to it

This expansion of African music into a variety of pop music styles really scratched an itch for me. There's plenty of interesting music that Baaba Maal's singing complements beautifully. I don't think it ever gets better than the first track, Yela, which surprised me at the dark turn it takes. That said, I was enthralled in a different way by the bright pop music of Hamady Boiro. Not every track works for me and it might be a little longer than necessary in places, but still a very enjoyable album I'm likely to dip back into every now and then.

I was worried about this one. I happened to look at the reviews and saw people talking about cheesy production and synths. I did see someone say there are 2 mixes of this album, so maybe I happened to listen to the one with less of this, but it just didn’t bother me the way I thought it was going to. There are definitely moments where it gets a bit synthy but for the most part this is accompanied by drums and singing that I find compelling enough to not be annoyed. I really enjoyed this album. I love the singing. I think there’s a good variation across the songs. I particularly like the opening song which feels a bit moodier than the rest, but I loved the upbeat songs too. Fav song: Yela Least fav: Minuit

modern folk pop music from west africa. it's said that this album here helped establish maal's career in different parts of the world. truth be told there's not a lot of information about this album on the net... there's not much else of a summary i can give you. like other albums i've listened to recently, this album too is essentially just... general/pop music from another country. compared to the last one i listened to, lam toro gets extra points because i think the songs are objectively better and i am a sucker for african rhythms and worldbeat stylings. i think i'm just starting to grow weary of the days where it's like "no no no you gotta understand, you really need to listen to this bengalese pop album, it's rather essential for EVERYONE to listen to at least once in their lifetime!" i'm a very worldly guy but if the music isn't interesting, i'm going to be honest... it's not horrifically abysmal but not remarkable either.

I have listened to albums where I did not understand the language and the worry is always whether the musicianship will translate. Sometimes, like with Latcho Drom, it does very easily. Other times, not so much. From the first notes, this sounds promising. I put it on while working, expecting it to bring a wallpaper Spotify experience even though I was using Tidal (Little internet criticism there) but I found that every couple of songs, I would be brought out of it and a song demanded a listen. That happened probably for about a third of the album. Complex rhythms, unfamiliar song structures and sounds were often the culprit. While familiar with some of this artist's other works, I wasn't with this album or under Baaba Maal. I guess I'll give this a 3. If it was on at a party, I would be more than happy to be there. As something to offer close listening, I am more circumspect. I think the musicianship is amazing. I can see where his cross training has served him well for making songs that are great across language barriers. Other than a few songs, (Sy Sawande for example), I don't feel a great urge to relisten.

also good, also tiinariwen vibes

I wish I could understand what he is saying, because this is such beautiful music.

Super unique album. Enjoyable overall, and definitely a fun switch up from all the terrible other stuff I’ve been forced to listen to.

A tough one to review, it's not exactly understandable to most listeners and is a type of music most are unfamiliar with. Even still, the exposure is valuable and it's great to see a wide variety of cultural music rather than another shitty British punk album. Still wondering why there's no music from east Asia here 🤔

Never have I heard better Senegalese music in my life. Also, never before have I heard Senegalese music, but I like this music as an objective and artistic creation. It features enjoyable beats, lyrical arrangements that are fun (even though I don't understand them) and totally novel combinations of instruments. I want to be sad that this album is intruded by many western influences, but I really like them because they all sound like silly pre-sets from a Casio keyboard. I have no doubt that Maal enjoyed them while he made this album, even if they aren't truly traditional, and I enjoyed them, too. This is a fun album that requires little technical understanding of music to enjoy, illustrating that good music can transcend geography and culture if it gives you a smile and makes you move.

This does nothing for me. It really feels like it was americas introduction to “world music” and could be why this was acclaimed. Almost feels like pity because it doesn’t feel different from anything else other than its origins. If I don’t understand the language how can I truly rate it besides its music which isn’t ground breaking or elevating.

Not the album for me. The vocal are quite grating to my ears, especially in the early track, though near the end the vocals got kind of tolerable. There's really percussion rhythm in the song "Hamady Boiro" - I think that's the main highlight of the album. I have nothing against non-English albums, so my rating isn't from that. My favourite genre according to the generator is literally Latin. I just don't think this is a great album. This is all just uninspiring. Highlight Song/s: "Hamady Boiro"

ik versta er niks van.. maar toch raakt het me

Not really of that much interest for me.

1. Yela (★★★☆☆) 2. Toro (★★★★☆) 3. Daande Lenol (★★★☆☆) 4. Hamady Boiro (★★★☆☆) 5. Daniibe (★★★⯨☆) 6. Gidelam (★★⯨☆☆) 7. Olel (★★⯨☆☆) 8. Sy Sawande (★★⯨☆☆) 9. Ndelorel (★★★☆☆) 10. Lem Gi (★★⯨☆☆) 11. Minuit (★★☆☆☆) TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (2,9)

na prvu sam si mislio: pa neka, nije loše ovo, da, malo razvlači i mekeće, ali je svakako bolji od meketa nila janga (užas) ili denisa kataneca. no kasnije mi je postajalo lošije, glazbeno manje zanimljivo i nekako naporno. zadnja pjesma na francuskom još mi je dodano narušila čitav dojam. eh sve skupa

Very Nice africa disco psych soul i think many artists followed him

Perdón no pude

Pretty fun album, so much emotion and loveliness. The last three songs, Ndelorel, Lem Gi, and Minuit were my favorites. And it was also cool learning about the artist himself. 6.2/10.

What the heck?

Look, like a lot of people here, I guess my thoughts on this spring from two essentially incompatible wells: first, I can't deny that it's probably impossible for us in the global north to engage with Baaba Maal's music from beyond the frame in which he was presented us - a token of 'global' artistic exoticism, cringey culture section features, fawning spots on Jools Holland, all curated and packaged to satisfy our lusts for both adventure and self-denial; second, though, the guy's clearly an absolute boss, a global star not because of postcolonial guilt but due to his extreme talent, his own sense of intercultural enterprise, qualities that persist in total indifference to what I might think. This particular record, for what my thoughts are worth? A total blast, minus a point for some of the already-dated-by-'92 synths.

Extremely refreshing!

I dig it. Wish I knew more about the scene it came out of, so that I had more of a context for this style of music. Will definitely return to it once I’m more informed

I love hearing music from around the world for the first time. I love Ali Farka Toure, Fela Kuti, and William Onyeabor among other African artists, so Baaba Maal is another I'm glad to add to the list.

matige

world, 1992 -> 2

The sort of album you hear constantly in your head while having motion sickness after being on a boat all day in the sunshine. 1/5

Walked in totally blind and really enjoyed it, was thinking 4 for a good portion but it went on a bit long so I'm saying 3.5 rounded up, even though I never actually tired of it. Gidelam was the stand out, an absolute bop.

Fun but long

Trop ethnique je suis pas fan de ce genre

J’ai trouvé ça sympa et joli

Pas trop trop ma came

I like this. Excellent beats

Better than anticipated, but can’t fathom ever listening to him again.

Man it was OK I guess. The urge not to be xenophobic cannot negate how whatever this was to me.

Can't say I understood a word, but I did enjoy the music.

I appreciate being exposed to non-western music through this.

I literally just got Djam Leelii lol. In any case, this album wasn't quite as interesting as Djam Leelii, and if I was only going to pick one I'd pick the other. This one was fine, just a little boring. 2/5 stars.

I am LOVING this guy!! 5

I love this tiff. Like Graceland

No thank you

World music

Difficult to rate, since I'm not well versed in this style of music. Not something I'd listen to again, but I'm glad I gave this a listen at all.

the parts of the album where it sounds like a traditional African song are good and i enjoyed them, but what really sold me on this record is every single time Baaba Maal said "hey, let's add a synth to this shit." i would say "OH SHIT?" every time. good stuff. 8/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: TORO, HAMADY BOIRO, GIDELAM

Would I listen again: likely not Some of the songs had me boppin ngl

Much like Africa, underdeveloped and primitive.

Interesting

(5/7) very cool

Good world music find; African artist. Instrumentation was great; vocals can get a little shouty at times, but otherwise very melodic. Tracks are 5:00+.

Interesting

A voice from the gods. I was just stunned from note one. The songs themselves aren’t anything special. The album seems to go for Western fusion, which IMO is a bad idea when you’re dealing with basically any music from Africa. Or the Middle East. Or South Asia. You get the picture. The desire to be contemporary lends some regrettable ‘90s production to this effort, sounding in places like something Al B. Sure would croon on top of. Instead, you get the sublime beauty and skin-tingling dexterity of That Voice. Hard to give Baaba Maal under four stars.

Nice stuff. Enjoyed listening to a different style of music than is usually featured on the list.

I don't have a lot of experience listening to what I think is called Afropop or Worldbeat. It was a interesting listen, with chill beats and acoustic sound mixed together with the energetic Senegalese singer's voice. Not the kind of music I see myself getting into, but was a fun listen.

I gave the other Baaba Maal album a 5. This one is pretty good too but there’s some production oddities that feel like 90s cliches just thrown into the music that hold it back a bit

Very atmospheric. Does sound a lot like tuneless shouting. No requirement for a 2nd listen for this listener

The first and last track were exceptional. The rest of it seemed a bit too twee but was still pretty nice to listen to.

A second Baaba Maal album? Surely there's other Senegalese guitarists who also play percussion and have successful musical careers worldwide?? Where's my fourteenth Beatles album??? Kidding. Keep on keeping on Baaba.

Rhythmic African chanting is not my jam.

I don't speak Pulaar. Outside the scattered French, or French loanwords, I can't comment on the lyrics. Musically, it was pretty good. It was a refreshing change of pace from the usual stuff on this list. I didn't like it as much as the album from Ali Farka Touré, but it's still an interesting listen for anybody who has little experience with West African music.

Wll now here is something different. Every cut different from the one before and each one unexpected.

Afro Beat goodness

What an album! I can honestly say that I haven't heard very much music like this, but every song here sounds invigorating and vital. Just a fantastic record.

Sure, the beats are very 90's, but, this was made in the 90's??

Day861 - my ear isn’t fine tuned enough to tell the difference in afro pop genres . i like fela kuti’s albums better but this was good

1.6

Entré a esta página buscando música nueva y discos así no me decepcionan. Jamás hubiera llegado a este músico sin esta página. Un gran cantante, una instrumentación diversa y mucho ritmo

It is good but I don't know that I'd want to listen to it in most circumstances. Maybe on a trip.

Beats for thee but not for me.

On one hand, I appreciate hearing something different. On the other, I think I just prefer my comfort tunes. I bet this would slap in Senegal

AFRICA 🇿🇦

I listened to Baaba Maal 4 albums ago. I liked that one and this one too.

Interesting. Not sure how much I’d listen to this, but was cool to have heard.

LOVE IT!!!! Eindelijk krijg ik weer een album wat niet weer zo'n dertien in een dozijn random alt rock album is! Ik vibe hier echt goed op hoor Mn favo tot nu toe is Sy Sawande dus die ff opnieuw luisteren sowieso Maar dit album gaat sowieso wel nog ooit aan 9.5/10

Middle of the road afro music

Didn’t vibe with the style of every song on the album, but a very fun/educating Afrocentric ‘90s cut.

I have no idea what the lyrics mean - a translation doesn't appear to be available, and even if it were I'm sure it wouldn't do the original justice - but I do know I quite enjoyed this Senegalese collection. Maal's powerful, expressive voice is a wonderful vocal instrument that he flanks with impressive, layered fusion figures. Even when it threatens to teeter into more standard jazz, Maal pulls the proceedings back into focus with an exciting rhythm or interesting phrase. I'm pretty unfamiliar with worldbeat as a genre, and I'm sure it isn't all this good, but this is a strong introduction for me.

Got me feeling spiritual up in here

Every song is beautiful. You don’t need to understand the words to be able to appreciate this work

3.5

I always feel a little culturally insensitive or very unworldly when I listen to the non-English speaking albums on this list and find it difficult to engage deeply. I liked a lot of the energy and the vibe to it, but struggle to connect with it a bit when I have no lyrical engagement, although the voice does often remain powerful and inviting.

It’s sung in hieroglyphics.

Sure. Not really my thing.

Our old-friend 'background music' has returned! It's likely doing this a disservice but unfortunately a) I am working and it's not getting my full focus and it's not very hooky, and b) whilst it's not completely alien to me, it's not a genre of music I listen to a lot. So yeah, it passed the time and it was decent enough but doubtful I'll return

An obviously talented man but I just can't relate to anything about this album. The songs tend to sound the same to me and the main thing it made me feel was relief when it finally ended.

Day 267 Fun album, not sure I’ll be delving any deeper into his discography but glad I heard this. Highlights Toro Olel

Overall Rating - 3.45/5 (6.91/10). This has a feel, through a lot of the album, of a fusion of late 80s/early 90s Pop and African music. I liked it.

There was one good bass song I remember but overall a mostly instrumental album that I didn’t get absorbed by

*I'm finding with the world albums on this list that I like many tracks in the 3,4,5 range for rating...however these albums are often collections without the cohesion of the western idea of an "album" *While I'm only giving this a 3, the jazz and rock selections are fantastic on this album

The compositions feel maybe a little simple compared to similar works on the list, though it's not unpleasant to listen to

THIS RULES! I love getting world music, it's always so fun :)

Perfect chill music

Really hard to rate, since any kind of history, context, etc. is just.... not something I have. It was good! I enjoyed listening to it! There was one song in particular (Sy Sawande) which just instantly mellowed me out in a way that only a handful of songs has ever been able to. I wish my rating was anything more than arbitrary, though.

Vihdoinkin listalla jotain muuta kuin pohjois-amerikkalaista tai eurooppalaista musaa. Onhan tämä asiaan vihkiytymättömän korvaan erikoisen kuuloista. Huomasin, ettö en pystynyt kuuntelemaan tätä musiikista nauttivans vaan nimenomaan musiikkia analysoivana ihmisenä. Iso arviointia vaikeuttavia tekijä on, että ei ole mitään käsitystä, mistä laulut kertovat eikä näin ollen ole ymmärrystä siitä, mitä ajatuksia ja tunnetiloja kuulijalle pyritään välittämään. Musiikillisesti aika mielenkiintoinen. Ei todellakaan musaa, jota juurinkoskssn vapaa-ajalla kuuntelisin mutta kiva kuunnella välillä ajatuksen kanssa. Muejenkiintoisia rytmejä ja instrumentaatioita. Toivottavasti listalla on lisääkin tällaisia välipaloja. 3/5

The first few tracks sounded like calls to prayer to my untrained ear. Then the fusion started happening and it got really good. I added “Olel” to my playlist.

I'm enjoying the party vibes and variety of percussion on this album. It transports you to a beach in West Africa, you can almost feel the sun in your face. Pretty consistent with the odd instrumental choice that plungers it into the 80s. By no means a bad thing. A pretty fun album.

Okkk enfin un truc différent mais par contre j'ai pas fait exprès de mettre 5 à celui d'avant😭😭et on peut pas changer. Ok ça a l'air cool ça je mets 3 parce que j'ai pas fini

music is love

не моє

This was some good background music. I didn’t have enough time to really research him enough to understand him or his songs, but it captured me enough to try again

It was fine. Not great. Not as good as other West African music.

I'm obviously not the target audience for this, and am not familiar with this genre in the slightest, so I feel like because of that I can't really rate it properly as I'm sure this resonates much more for people within that culture. However if I were go go off of my impressions alone, I did quite enjoy much of the instrumentals for this. There was lots of cool work with the drums along with some synths and guitar sprinkled in. And the soundstage was great too as I felt like I was in the room with them. However the vocals just weren't it for me at all and I can't see myself returning to any of these songs as a result. Again I'm sure this resonates a lot more with people who speak the language and are in that culture, but I just couldn't get into it. 2/5

ni a palo escucho esta poronga, ya con la primer cancion me liquido 0/5

World albums can be a challenge but I found this very accessible and easy to listen to. Interesting mix of instruments and styles.

Sehr nice

I like the chill vibe overall. There are a couple of songs that I suspect have heavier lyrics given their tone.

Любопытно, необычно, но не мое

First ever African album. Likely the last

I’m not familiar with Lam Toro but it sounds like he knows what he is doing.

Never heard of this dude. Honestly perfect album. Beautiful, will revisit

Yela was so good, great cultural song ... Whered the good music go

Culture, celebration, voice, love, and great instrumentation.

I can’t knock a guy who sings in his native language and plays idiomatically to his culture. It would be so easy for him to pander. And I suspect he has a bit. This hits just at the peak of the ‘world music’ movement. I hate the term world music and have since I saw an Archie Roach cd filed under world music in a Sydney record store. Archie roach was an Australian indigenous artist. It’s just music. Enjoy it for what it is. But. Is this must listen? Maybe. 2.5 rounded up till I work it out.

Yes! Yes to this artist, genre, and style. And his Voice! And I love the instruments (I think its marimba style guitar that tickles me). He is a 5 from me the moment I recognise him. He’s a favourite from my 1990s listening period. . His voice shines in track 3 - and a standout joyous track here is clearly Gidelam - but being track 6 - how many people will discover it? . Honestly (lazily?)I crave a greatest hits selection. Only because I want to explore his massive range and long career. I love his work but cant rank any albums or tracks Baaba Maal has a unique voice and was deservedly big in the 1990s “world”scene (along with Youssou N'Dour) when Senegalese music became known, and what a wonderful contagious beat and sound it has... and so... Thanks for reminding me I LOVE this style - of my forgotten favourite compilation CDs 1. Red Hot and Riot 2. Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Baaba Maal appears on both! A whole section of my music collection is “eclectic” stuff found and built from hunting down novelty, the unusual, or anything different and pleasingly atmospheric or virtuosic. My ever curious ear is always going to be interested in the stuff that sounds new and happy (NOW AS THEN, hearing the same stuff gets boring fast). TIP If you are after something interesting - a great collab song is "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" a mix of styles, and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - his uniquely Senegalese take on Porgy and Bess. Wow. happy for this reminder that his voice has something eternal and beautifully hauntingly resonating in it. Both songs I mentioned here are on CD’s from the RED HOT series, and hence available for streaming. And me? I am going to pull out my RED HOT compilation CDS. I always was a gershwin fan... i had forgotten how much!

I saw old mate at a Womad in the late 90's and it was a fun gig. Is this essential "tell Laura I love her" listening? Ah no.

I have complicated feelings about the way that 'World Music' was presented in the 90s. I feel like it was often gussied up with fancy production to appeal to Western audiences. I appreciated the fresh sounds and styles and perspectives this could bring (and these types of albums certainly were often a gateway to other non-Western genres for me). And I certainly don't begrudge the subsequent success that some of these artists enjoyed as a result of selling records and touring for (richer) Western audiences. I do dislike the development of a cliched 'World Music' genre -- a mess of canned dance beats, cheesy synths, mismatched elements froma variety of 'ethnic' sources and bad sampling. The worst example fo this was the Afro Celt Sound System, which I note featured a few members of Baaba Maal's band. Wesrtern artists don't lose any sleep appropriating elements of African styles, so I don't see why African artists can't do likewise. When it works, it can be powerful and uplifting (Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Toure, Mdou Moctar, Angelique Kidjo, et al.), but when it doesn't work, we get an unsatisfying soup (Afro Celt Sound System, and many others I prefer not to think about). But that seemed to peak was later in the decade. Here, Baaba Maal seems true to his own musical vision, sweetened with some expensive Western recording technique, but not _too_ compromised by it. He has a compelling voice and charismatic presence, which are well deployed. I accidentally started my listening session with one of his previous albums, which I probably enjoyed a bit better as they lean a bit heavier into traditional Senegalese instrumentation.

p683. 1992. 2 stars. And a cursory nod to World Music. Nothing much to dislike her, but nothing much to like either. Once heard, immediately forgotten.

interesting but not my cup of tea

It's not that I don't like world music. I do. It's just that I like music with harmony or rhythm or that has flow

No banque mucho 5/10

Lovely.

Zero idea what any of the songs were about, but there were a lot of nice things about this. Variety of instruments was cool and there was a lot of range amongst the songs. I enjoyed this

Interesting soundscape - I don't have the words to describe the music. Sounds like a soundtrack set in some exotic local. Not really an album I would come back to so just gets a 3 star for that.

Brilliant album. In general one of the main takeaways I’ll have from this project when it’s all said and done is finding out how much amazing music there is coming out of Africa. Top Track - Hamady Boiro

Uff, fa mal puntuar o criticar un àlbum des qual no coneixes casi res des context, s'idioma i sa cultura que l'envolten, més que res perquè no el pots apreciar be del tot. M'ha sorpres obviamente perquè mai havia escoltant un àlbum sencer d'un artista senegales, ara be, igual es perquè no estic acostumada a sa música africana pero... not for me aquesta manera de cantar, sorry. Si que te qualque moment que sa base m'agrada bastant.

Not for me

Two Baaba Maal albums in a week. Seems impossible but here we are. The first album was rough and this was no better. I knew from the first 10 seconds what this album sounded like. The vocals are so dreadful that I can't focus on what seems like pleasant music.

Heard Before? Nope. Notes: - With a list so over committed to the anglo-american rock canon, tokenism is going to be an issue. But one great Senegalese album is better than none. - Thanks to Allmusic, I also checked out the rawer, more traditional Baaba Maal album Djam Leelii. Fantastic. - i was expecting the glossy production to irritate me, but except for the heartily cheesy "Minuit", it serves the music well. - really enjoyed all the subtle percussion elements, the powerful flutes and lovely backing vocals. Verdict: Powerful, evocative vocals with constantly modulating counterpoint ride on a hypnotic undercurrent of repeated guitar figures and restrained percussion. Listen Again? Yes! And more Senegalese music as well. Rare though these moments are, I'm thankful when this list acts as a springboard.

ni me gaste

This was solid. Not something I would reach back for necessarily but glad to listen. On the 3 side of a 3.5.

I was gonna give this a 2, but I guess I'll bump it up to a 3 just because I'm not smart enough to understand all the context surrounding it. My stupidity shouldn't hinder it's rating. The drums and melodies were cool, but overall I just don't see myself coming back to this

I really wanted to like this album, and I did for a while, but there just seems to be so little invocation going on with it, he’s content doing the same thing for the better part of an hour with very few change ups. I liked the first 15 minutes, next 45 seriously hurt its rating for me.

There's been other albums (Zombie comes to mind) where I've listened, not got it, but then read about it and gone 'Oh, okay, not my bag but I see why it's on here, it's got real significance'. This doesn't seem to be that? The instrumentation is good in parts but equally bits of it really drop off and feel slightly jarring, and I couldn't find much by way of the wider cultural or socio-political importance of this.

no

slow start for me, liked it at the end

#322/1001. Africa is the new Black! But why this album, why not e.g. Firin' In Fouta? Or Traveller? Or Being? This one can be safely categorized as world music, whereas his newer production often cleverly remixes pop, salsa, electronic, street, folk etc. with African stuff, truly reinventing what world music could and should be. Still, a 5 since it it refreshing to hear, and to see that this kind of music, at least every now and then, exists in this list.

Hard to rate this album since it's so far removed from the kind of music I usually listen to. I did find myself wanting to return to it after listening so I think that deserves 4 stars

This album didn't do much for me. I found the instrumentation to be pretty dated feeling and wish I could have learned more about it, but it didn't have a wikipedia page.

Hankala sanoa mitään. Hienoja elementtejä mutta ei itselle herätä mitään kummempaa kiinnostusta.

An album of spirited worldbeat offerings. The listener is immediately greeted with those loud melismatic vocal performances that instantly identify this kind of thing. It starts at mid-tempo before picking up in rhythm, and there's a few quite interesting moments where some African polyrhythms try to shine through and groove into something genuinely interesting. Sadly, this album suffers from that incredibly dated early 90s production style of substituting real instruments with artificial MIDI sounds, which is absolutely the opposite direction to go if you're trying to make this an authentic introduction to West African music. I can only imagine it was done to make the material more "accessible" to the new-age/world audiences of the West. These songs would have probably benefited IMMENSELY if they were just allowed to shine by being played completely live, without studio enhancements. For what we get on a final result, you could do much worse than a commercialized West African folk album, though I'm still not sure why this is considered essential listening...

Seems completely arbitrary choice since there’s probably a million better African or even Senegalese albums that haven’t been considered for the list. Just be honest and say it’s a list of uk or USA albums

★★½

I always appreciate the diversity present in this list. But i didnt get mgh out of this. There are soke interesting rhythms and new instrumentation but it didnt have anything that made it jump out. If it wasnt in a different language it wouldnt be here.

I'm not sure how to mark this one. Definitely aged, definitely part of a history book somewhere. The sounds and textures were great, but did I enjoy it past a 3? nah.

Entertaining. Track I liked: Daniibe Would I revisit: no

Cool artist. This is not my favorite style of singing, but the music behind it sounded good at times. I liked the last song "Minuit" the most.

Wasn’t aware of Pulaar before this album and it was cool to experience that. Really liked the sound of the album too.

A great album with a strong start that sets a nice vibe that doesn't drop the entire album. In a way it reminds me of Tatsuro Yamashita which is very cool. I have no idea what's being said but I agree 100%. 5 / 5

wow

Loving this 🥰

Cool shit, my saharan guitar appreciation isn't as developed as I'd like it to be, but good is good.

Haven't heard of him before but it's cool because finally I get another album not in English, yay! The album was genuinely interesting and fun, very refreshing after multiple anglophone albums in a row 3/5

Senegalese author sang in Fula!

Tried, but not for me. Interesting rhythms in places (Gidelsm) but the album didn’t grab me.

Interesting 🤔. It's great to be exposed to something that I would not necessarily listen to. It has a very interesting blends of sounds. I actually enjoyed aspects of this album. The style of music means I probably wouldn't deliberately select it to listen to in the future.

Not a bad album just didn’t spark much in me

This is good at what it is seeking to accomplish and the grooves are solid, but this just isn't my style of music. They definitely know how to play a groove tho Liked Songs: "Toro" , "Hamady Boiro" , "Olel"

2.5

Cool sounds and interesting songs, but overall hard to connect with this one personally.

This was ok, but nothing special for me. The vocal style was a bit "yelly" for lack of a better word and I got a little tired of it eventually. Nice to have something a bit different that's still musical though

I enjoyed the world beat vibe and the synths. Baaba Maal is clearly a skilled performer. I confess that I lack the language or cultural skills to put this into context. Perhaps not an essential album that requires being on the list, although it was a nice change of pace from the overabundant and boring singer/songwriter albums (read: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young albums) that litter this list. I could foresee this growing on me with more listens. It is in that wheelhouse of Chris Spheeris and Enigma music that jumps cultural and genre boundaries that I enjoy. I think Afro Celt Sound System VOLUME 1 or VOLUME 2 would have been a better choice for this spot. At minimum VOLUME should have been chosen for the 2000s.

Мне сложно оценивать такие релизы. Это всё равно классная музыка, но это что то макисмально специфичное и не привычное многим, поэтому работа хоть и запоминается, но её вклад остаётся под вопросом

Est-ce que c'est raciste si j'ai pas aimé ?

Segundo álbum de este señor en la misma semana. La primera vez estuvo bueno, era algo diferente, interesante, nuevo. Pero ya está, es más de lo mismo. Es peor este que el otro que escuché? No lo creo, pero le va 2. Lo siento bro

I'm not in the mood for this. I already listened to another album by Baaba Maal just two days ago and honestly it was interesting then, but it feels boring now.

I appreciated this album for it's wide use of instruments and varying wee songs. I enjoyed my time and think it's rather good, but I'm not gonna listen to it again. A change is as good as a rest though, far better than the usual boring men x

Ok

Not my thing

Just cruising down the road listening to some tribal tunes - really? Does anyone do that?

Interesting music Standout songs: Gidelam Sy Sawande