Firin' in Fouta
by Baaba Maal
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1994
- Label: Mango
- Country: Senegal
- Length: 55:09
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded between Dakar's Studio 2000, London's Swanyard and Real World's Wiltshire studios, the album pairs Maal's Daande Lenol band with guests including Michael Brook, Jah Wobble and the rap group Positive Black Soul. Producer Simon Emmerson's sessions helped seed the Afro Celt Sound System, and the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, percussive, male-vocals, traditional, dance
Tracklist
- Sidiki (4:53)
- African Woman (6:05)
- Swing Yela (4:24)
- Mbaye (5:01)
- Njilou (5:30)
- Gorel (5:28)
- Sama Duniya (5:19)
- Salimoun - Funky Kora (5:02)
- Ba (7:14)
- Tiedo (6:08)
Credits
- Baaba Maal - primary artist, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Alioune Diouf - drums, loops
- Assane Ndoye Cisse - guitar, backing vocals
- Daande Len玫l - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Massamba Diop - talking drum [talking drums]
- Demma Dia - xalam [hoddu]
- Makan Tounkara - xalam [hoddu]
- Pilenses de Abodjene - other [millet pounding]
- Michael Nash Associates - design, art direction
- Martin Russell - engineer
- Mathew Sine - engineer [assistant]
- Meabh Flynn - engineer [assistant]
- Ouzin Ndoye - engineer [assistant]
- Jumbo Vanrenen - executive-producer
- Suzette Newman - executive-producer
- Ian Cooper - mastered by
- Juergen Teller - photography
- Simon Jeffes - arranged by [string arrangements]
- Gavyn Wright - music director [musical director]