Djam Leelii

by Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck

Djam Leelii cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Mango
  • Country: Senegal
  • Length: 1:12:41
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally recorded in 1984 but receiving wide international release at the end of the decade, 'Djam Leelii' is a masterwork of acoustic Senegalese music. Baaba Maal and blind guitarist Mansour Seck weave mesmerizing, interlocking guitar lines beneath impassioned, soaring vocal performances. The incredibly intimate and soulful recording brought the rich traditions of Fula music to global prominence.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Fusion, repetitive, acoustic, guitars, vocal, traditional, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Lam Tooro (6:40)
  2. Loodo (6:10)
  3. Muudo Hormo (6:13)
  4. Salminanam (4:29)
  5. Maacina Tooro (5:49)
  6. Djam Leelii (6:02)
  7. Bibbe Leydy (6:27)
  8. Sehilam (6:24)
  9. Kettodee (4:54)
  10. Ko Wone Mayo (9:29)
  11. Daande Lenol (4:34)
  12. Taara (5:23)

Credits

  • Jombo Kuyateh - balafon
  • Aziz Dieng - electric guitar
  • Tim Young - lacquer cut by
  • Pape Dieye - percussion
  • Baaba Maal - Primary Artist
  • Mansour Seck - Primary Artist

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