Specialist in All Styles
World
| Nov 2002
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2003-02-04
Reviewed 2003-02-04
ORCHESTRA BAOBAB – Specialist in All Styles
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2002
A real winner! World music super-producer Nick Gold reassembled Senegal's legendary Orchestra Baobab (which broke up in the mid '80s) after the re-release of their classic Pirates Choice album a while back. If you liked Pirates Choice, you’ll dig this return to the sort of relaxed, jamming, Cuban-Highlife fusion that ruled Senegal before Youssou N'Dour and the mbalax sound took over (N'Dour and Ibrahim Ferrer sing on track 7). I actually like this album better than Piates Choice: the band is tighter and the production is much cleaner. Yippee!
Every track is a gem. Play it all!
1. 6:02 – up/midtempo groove; great guitar work. Cool vox in Wolof.
2. 5:30 – relaxed Mandinka bounce; very catchy and upbeat
3. 4:16 – emotional vocal, great guitar accents, very cool rhythm
4. 6:03 – relaxed Caribbean feel and a steady dance beat
5. 5:19 – from the band’s early days: cute rhythm & loud Wolof vox
6. 4:56 – the band’s theme song: repetitive groove, call & response
7. 5:52 – melancholy Cuban son with 5 vocalists, all fabulous!
8. 5:25 – uptempo Cuban: good Spanish vox, great guitar dialogue!
9. 6:21 – happy highlife ditty: perky rhythm, vox, and saxophone
[Fo]
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2002
A real winner! World music super-producer Nick Gold reassembled Senegal's legendary Orchestra Baobab (which broke up in the mid '80s) after the re-release of their classic Pirates Choice album a while back. If you liked Pirates Choice, you’ll dig this return to the sort of relaxed, jamming, Cuban-Highlife fusion that ruled Senegal before Youssou N'Dour and the mbalax sound took over (N'Dour and Ibrahim Ferrer sing on track 7). I actually like this album better than Piates Choice: the band is tighter and the production is much cleaner. Yippee!
Every track is a gem. Play it all!
1. 6:02 – up/midtempo groove; great guitar work. Cool vox in Wolof.
2. 5:30 – relaxed Mandinka bounce; very catchy and upbeat
3. 4:16 – emotional vocal, great guitar accents, very cool rhythm
4. 6:03 – relaxed Caribbean feel and a steady dance beat
5. 5:19 – from the band’s early days: cute rhythm & loud Wolof vox
6. 4:56 – the band’s theme song: repetitive groove, call & response
7. 5:52 – melancholy Cuban son with 5 vocalists, all fabulous!
8. 5:25 – uptempo Cuban: good Spanish vox, great guitar dialogue!
9. 6:21 – happy highlife ditty: perky rhythm, vox, and saxophone
[Fo]
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Charting
2002-12-16 — 2003-02-17
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 23 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | 3 |
| Jan 26 | 3 |
| Jan 19 | 2 |
| Jan 12 | 2 |
| Jan 5 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Bul Ma Miin | ||
| 2. | Sutukun | ||
| 3. | Dee Moo Woor | ||
| 4. | Jiin Ma Jiin Ma | ||
| 5. | Ndongoy Daara | ||
| 6. | On Verra Ca | ||
| 7. | Hommage a Tonton Ferrer | ||
| 8. | El Son Te Llama | ||
| 9. | Gnawoe |