Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Pape Ndiaye (Laye Mboup, adapted by Assane Mboup) | 3:39 |
| 2 | Nijaay (Laye Mboup, adapted by Assane Mboup, Youssou N’Dour) | 7:11 |
| 3 | Beni Baraale (Bembeya Jazz de Guinea) | 5:50 |
| 4 | Ami Kita Bay (Rudy Gomis) | 5:25 |
| 5 | Cabral (adapted by Balla Sidibe, Barthélemy Attisso) | 4:31 |
| 6 | Sibam (Medoune Diallo) | 5:21 |
| 7 | Aline (Balla Sidibe) | 4:04 |
| 8 | Ndéleng Ndéleng (Thione Seck, adapted by Assane Mboup) | 5:38 |
| 9 | Jirim (Ndouga Dieng) | 4:48 |
| 10 | Bikowa (Issa Cissoko) | 4:24 |
| 11 | Colette (Barthélemy Attisso / Rudy Gomis / Ndiouga Dieng) | 5:08 |
| 12 | Bonus Download: Mamadou |
News & Reviews
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
Paste: Orchestra Baobab's "Luminous New Album" Is "Effortlessly Groovy and Deliciously Mature"
Orchestra Baobab's most recent release, Made in Dakar, writes Paste magazine, is a "luminous new album that finds the group interpreting—with undiminished vitality—a mix of repertoire items and new tunes." The songs' "sound is effortlessly groovy and deliciously mature," says Paste, "the kind performed, as Baobab’s members do, with perfect vocal harmonies and coat-and-tie stage dignity," with the band's return to regular performances in Dakar giving the new album "an in-the-moment energy."
- Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Pitchfork Interviews Orchestra Baobab Guitarist Barthélemy Attisso
Orchestra Boabab is on the road in Europe, playing a number of the Continent's biggest summer festivals. Pitchfork's Joe Tangari spoke with Barthélemy Attisso, one of the Baobab's founding members, whose distinctive guitar work helped create its unique sound during its heyday as, writes Tangari, "one of the world's greatest bands." Now with new recordings from the group, including this year's Made in Dakar and 2002's Specialist in All Styles, Tangari says, the world has caught on.
About this Album
“There isn’t likely to be a more buoyant or affirmative-sounding release this year than Made in Dakar by the legendary Orchestra Baobab.”—New York Times
Orchestra Baobab's Made in Dakar builds upon the success of their Grammy–nominated 2002 album Specialist in All Styles, which won two BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2003 (in the Africa category and for Album of the Year). Orchestra Baobab will embark on a North America tour this summer.
Made in Dakar collects songs from the iconic band’s 20-album discography—some of which have only been available on poor quality cassettes and impossible-to-find vinyl until now—along with new songs recorded recently by producer and World Circuit head Nick Gold. The album garnered critical praise following its U.K. release in October. The Guardian said, “They’ve reclaimed their place as pioneers of African pop,” while The Times called it “the perfect album for hot summer evenings.” Made in Dakar is “another winner” (Observer Music Monthly) that “confirms their status as the jewel in the crown of African pop” (Daily Mirror).
Formed in Dakar in 1970 by saxophonist Baro N’Diaye and bassist Sidathe Ly, Orchestra Baobab quickly became one of the world’s most innovative and important musical ensembles captivating a global audience with its unprecedented fusion of African and Cuban styles. N’Diaye and Ly assembled an all-star cast of players from diverse musical backgrounds to perform weekly at the Baobab Club, an intimate meeting spot created by and for Senegalese government officials. Critics hailed the ensemble as the greatest group in Africa and Orchestra Baobab was soon playing nightly to sold-out crowds.
Orchestra Baobab’s music resides where Afro-Cuban and Portuguese styles collide with Congolese rumba, highlife, calypso, and American soul. Dakar, one of world’s great port cities, has been exposed to an array of cultural influences for centuries—African, European, Latin America, Islamic. Orchestra Baobab combines these influences, pioneering a sound that is at once local and global, which has influenced international stars like Youssou N’Dour, Baaba Mal, and Cheikh Lô.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Balla Sidibe, vocals, timbales, drums; lead vocal in Malinke (3), lead vocal in Portuguese Creole (5), lead vocal in French (7)
Rudy Gomis, vocals, maracas, clave; lead vocal in Portuguese Creole (4, 5), lead vocal in French (7), lead vocal in French and Wolof (11)
Ndiouga Dieng, lead vocal in Wolof (9), lead vocal in French and Wolof (11); congas
Medoune Diallo, lead vocal in Wolof (6), lead vocal in Malinke (10)
Assane Mboup, lead vocal in Wolof (1, 2, 8)
Barthélemy Attisso, lead guitar, chef d'orchestre
Latfi Benjeloun, rhythm guitar
Issa Cissoko, tenor sax, alto sax (10)
Thierno Koite, alto sax
Charlie Ndiaye, bass
Mountaga Koite, congas, drums
Youssou N'Dour, lead vocals in Wolof (2)
Ibou Konate, trumpet
Sanou Diouf, tenor sax (3)
Baba Nabe, rhythm guitar (3)
Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, trombone
Thio Mbaye, sabar drums
Assane Thiam, tama (talking drum)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
A World Circuit Production
Produced by Nick Gold
Recorded by Jerry Boys
Assistant recording engineers Sonny & Ndiaga Ndour
Mixed by Jerry Boys & Sonny
Recorded at Xippi Studios, Dakar
Mixed at Livingston Studios, London
Mastered by Tom Leader & Jerry Boys
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11 published by World Circuit Music; tracks 5,10 published by Popular African Music (GEMA); track 3 published by Editions Syliphone Conakry
Artwork by Julian House at Intro
Photography by Youri Lenquette, Christina Jaspars, Miranda Hutton
