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Orchestra Baobab is a Senegalese band established in 1970 as the house band of the Baobab Club in Dakar. Many of the band's original members had previously played with Star Band de Dakar in the 1960s. Directed by timbalero and vocalist Balla Sidibé, the group featured saxophonists Issa Cissoko and Thierno Koité, two singers, two guitarists and a rhythm section with drums, congas and bass guitar. Since their formation, the band has predominantly played a mix of son cubano, Wolof music, and to a lesser extent Mande musical traditions. Following the deaths of Cissoko in 2019 and Sidibé in 2020, Thierno Koité has become the leader of the band. Orchestra Baobab became one of the dominant African bands of the 1970s, recording 20 albums before their breakup in 1987, which occurred as a result of the increase in popularity of mbalax, a more contemporary genre of Senegalese music. In the years following their disbandment, World Circuit released several of their albums on CD, making the band very popular among world music fans in the UK and the rest of Europe. This prompted their reformation in 2001, which was followed by the recording of a new album, Specialist in All Styles. The group continues to tour extensively and has released two more studio albums, Made in Dakar (2007) and Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng (2017).
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Pirates Choice is an album from the 1980s of Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab. If I wouldn't know better, I'd think it was Cuban. It only goes to show that the origins of this Cuban sound (think of The Buena Vista Social Club) are from Africa. Great happy and cheerful melodies.
Dealing with an absolutely toxic boss at work and this is exactly what I need. So soothing and calming.
Really nice choice
Fuck And I cannot emphasize this enough Yes
Yeah this is the stuff. Make sure to listen to the correct version since the original was only 45 minutes long versus the spotify version which is over 90 minutes. Really interesting stuff and interesting to learn the influences of Cuban and Senegalese music on each other. This is what the book should have been all about. My personal rating: 4/5 My rating relative to the list: 4.5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes
Relaxing, fun album
Vet inte riktigt vad det här var för något? Bra är det i alla fall om än något för lång. Här blir det minsann en stabil fyra.
Seems to not only be a compilation album, but an extended re-release of a compilation album. Good thing I'm actually very much in the mood for something like this right now. From my two minutes of research, this is a Senegalese band playing music heavily inspired by Cuban music, which itself is heavily inspired by Senegalese music. Very chill and enjoyable, but as is very often the case for compilation albums, I was mostly done with it about 4 songs before the album was done with itself. Happy I listened to it though. Cool suggestion.
You know I'm absolutely here for this shit
Album Cover: 5/5 (Reminiscent of a 1950s or 1960s album) There isn't a Wikipedia page for the album so I am trusting that I listened to right album/songs on YouTube. What I head was good. "1989 UK release of legendary 1982 recordings by the Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab. It captures the group's smooth mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and West African styles, becoming a classic item for world music fans." AI Search results for info on the Album. Track List: www.discogs.com -------------------------------------------------- 1 Utru Horas 8:38 2 Coumba 7:36 3 Ledi Ndieme M'bodj 8:49 4 Werente Serigne 6:39 5 Ray Mbele 6:51 6 Soldadi 7:57 7 Utru Horas (Alternate Take) 7:02 8 Coumba (Alternate Take) 7:38 Rating: 4/5
Interesting and catchy album.
Way too long, but pretty good
I can appreciate the skill and 45 minutes of this would have been decent. 95 minutes is too much.
Cuban influencing? Fine as a short listen. Wouldn't return to this.
The first track I didn’t like The second track I rather enjoyed I switched off after that because I was late for work. But ultimately I think too much jazz