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Orchestra Baobab's forthcoming album, Made in Dakar, is among the upcoming releases previewed this week on All Songs Considered. Host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR's Stephen Thompson, KEXP's Cheryl Waters, and The Current's Mark Wheat to share the music they're most looking forward to this spring.

About 19 minutes into the show, Boilen introduces Orchestra Baobab as "one of my favorite world music bands" and intros the track "Cabral," off the new record, as a "song I'd love to hear and love to play for you all." As the song excerpt comes to a close, Boilen asserts: "Oh, man, I love that music. I could listen to it all day long." His guest hosts concur.

You can listen to this week's All Songs Considered episode and play the full track "Cabral" off Made in Dakar at npr.org.

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    NPR Previews Orchestra Baobab's "Made in Dakar" Among Season's Best

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    Orchestra Baobab's forthcoming album, Made in Dakar, is among the upcoming releases previewed this week on All Songs Considered. Host Bob Boilen is joined by NPR's Stephen Thompson, KEXP's Cheryl Waters, and The Current's Mark Wheat to share the music they're most looking forward to this spring.

    About 19 minutes into the show, Boilen introduces Orchestra Baobab as "one of my favorite world music bands" and intros the track "Cabral," off the new record, as a "song I'd love to hear and love to play for you all." As the song excerpt comes to a close, Boilen asserts: "Oh, man, I love that music. I could listen to it all day long." His guest hosts concur.

    You can listen to this week's All Songs Considered episode and play the full track "Cabral" off Made in Dakar at npr.org.

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