Firin' in Fouta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Firin' in Fouta is an album by Senegalese singer Baaba
Maal. It was released in 1994, and is his fourth release on Firin' in Fouta Mango Records, including one with Mansour Seck (Seck provides backing vocals on this album). It was produced and engineered by Afro Celts Simon Emmerson and Martin Russell, respectively.
While largely classified as world music, it features beats
and melodies and vocals associated with many genres, such as: hip hop, pop and, occasionally salsa.
The album features a large number of guest musicians such
as Andy Sheppard, Didier Awadi and Amadou Barry of Positive Black Soul, Michael Brook, Dave Bottrill, and Jah Studio album by Baaba Maal Wobble. Released 1994 Genre World music Track listing Length 55:04 1. "Sidiki" – 4:53 Label Mango Records 2. "African Woman" – 6:05 Producer Simon Emmerson 3. "Swing Yela" – 4:24 4. "Mbaye" – 5:01 Baaba Maal chronology 5. "Njilou" – 5:30 Wango Firin' in Fouta Gorel 6. "Gorel" – 5:28 (1994) (1994) (1995) 7. "Sama Duniya" – 5:19 8. "Salimoun" (Funky Kora) – 5:02 9. "Ba" – 7:14 Professional ratings 10. "Tiedo" – 6:08 Review scores Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? Source Rating title=Firin%27_in_Fouta&oldid=494807677" Allmusic link Categories: 1994 albums Baaba Maal albums (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r208796) Mango Records albums
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