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Baaba Maal

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Biography

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A superstar in his native Senegal, spiritual pop singer Baaba Maal was not even born to be a performer — in West African culture, tradition dictates that the ancient griot caste must produce the singers and storytellers, and Maal was born in the city of Podor in 1953 into the fisherman's caste. Despite his parents' insistence that he become a lawyer, he grew up surrounded by music, absorbing both the traditional sounds of the region as well as American R&B and soul, later discovering jazz and blues. As a teen Maal moved to Dakar, joining the 70-piece orchestra Asly Fouta and teaming with his guitarist friend Mansour Seck to form the group Lasli Fouta; during the early '80s, the duo also spent several years in Paris, where they recorded the 1984 album Djam Leelii. Upon returning to Senegal, Maal formed the group Daande Lenol — literally, "The Voice of the Race" — and began honing a highly distinctive sound fusing traditional African music with elements of pop and reggae; in 1988 he issued the LP Wango, the first in a series of highly successful albums which also included 1991's Baayo, 1992's Lam Toro, and 1994's Firin' in Fouta. In 1998, Maal released Nomad Soul; the first recording on Chris Blackwell's new Palm Pictures label, it featured cameos by Brian Eno, Howie B., and others. Jombaajo appeared in 2000, followed by Missing You in 2001 and Television in 2009, all on Palm.

Title: Baayo

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music, Ethnic

Title: Kettode

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Yele

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: Reggae, Folk

Title: Farba

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Remix 2002

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Souvenir 2

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Tono

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Jombaajo

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music, Pop

Title: Souvenir 1

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Lam Toro

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Being

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: Jazz, World Music, Ethnic , Fusion

Title: Taara

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: Afro Jazz, World Music, Pop

Title: Souvenir 1

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music, Ethnic

Title: Nomad Soul

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop

Title: Sangoul

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music

Title: Sangoul

Artist: Baaba Maal

Genre: World Music, Ethnic

Collections

Title: Red Hot + Riot

Genre: Jazz

Title: Afrobeat Sessions

Genre: Funk

Featuring albums

Title: Duets

Artist: Luciano

Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall

Title: Luciano Selects Reggae

Artist: Luciano

Genre: Reggae

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