Mouhamadou Bamba, by Orchestra Baobab (Baobab-Gouye-Gui de Dakar)

Mouhamadou Bamba

by Orchestra Baobab (Baobab-Gouye-Gui de Dakar)

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Carsten Pieper Great to see this classic of Senegalese institution Orchestra Baobab being rereleased and appearing here on Bandcamp as well :-)
Perfect blending of African and Afro-Cuban ingredients. Saxophone and guitar driven songs with good vocal lines, too. Favorite track: Mouhamadou Bamba.

Matthew Kosowan Classic album, that demonstrates some amazing soulful funk from Africa.

tim_llewellyn Just got the vinyl today. Sounds wonderfull, one of the first african records I heard I think but long forgotten so thanks for rereleasing it. If you have any early Super Diamono De Dakar in the pipeline ( african tape releases?????) will be exstatic!

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Mahamadou Bamba, a genuine and justly deserved classic album, now officially available on vinyl for the first time in almost 40 years.

A1 Mouhamadou Bamba
A2 Ndiawolou
A3 Boulmamine

B1 Gnawou
B2 Doomou Baaye
B3 Yen Saay

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1.	Mouhamadou Bamba 06:34	buy track
2.	Ndiawolou 06:36	buy track
3.	Boulmamine 05:56	buy track
4.	Gnawou 06:30	buy track
5.	Doomou Baaye 06:39	buy track
6.	Yen Saay 08:05	buy track

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In 1993, twelve years after its first release in Senegal, Sterns released the 3rd CD in its 'African Classics' series: “Bamba” by Orchestra Baobab. It pulled together tracks from two seminal albums by this iconic group, and has remained a consistent and well-deserved 'best-seller' ever since.

Now almost forty years after its first release and in partnership with a rejuvinated Syllart Records, Sterns are proud to present one of those albums, “Mouhamadou Bamba” as a limited edition 180 gram heavyweight vinyl, in its original sequence, specially remastered and with its own unique artwork.

“Mouhamadou Bamba” is a masterpiece. Under the musical direction of saxophonist Issa Cissoko, whose understated jazzy horn arrangements run throughout the album, along with guitarist Barthélemy Attisso, whose hypnotic, virtuoso solos are an outstanding feature, the album was recorded at the 'Golden Baobab' studio in Dakar and produced there by a young Ibrahima Sylla.

The use of the Baobab, both in name and imagery, highlighted the group's awareness of traditional Senegalese values when combined with those from outside, in this case with the Afro-Cuban music which had become so popular during the 1960s and 70s. Here montuno guitar patterns combine with Wolof vocals, and all are subtly married to the rhythms of Cuban son and other boleros.

The title track features the soulful and hauntingly beautiful voice of a young Thione Seck, singing in honour of Cheikh Mahamadou Bamba, a Senegalese relegious leader and founder of the Mouride brotherhood of Islam. It became one of Baobab's biggest ever hits.

Mahamadou Bamba, a genuine and justly deserved classic album, now officially available on vinyl for the first time in almost 40 years.

credits

released February 7, 2020

Issa Cissoko: band leader and tenor saxophone
Barthélemy Attisso: lead guitar
Charles Ndiaye: bass guitar
Pape Bâ: guitar
Peter Udo: clarinet
Montaga Koite: percussion
Thione Seck: vocals
Medoune Diallo: vocals
Ndiouga Dieng: vocals and maracas
Balla Sidibe: vocals and timbales
Rudy Gomis: vocals

Produced by Ibrahima Fall
Executive producer and artistic direction: Ibrahima Sory Sylla
Recorded and mixed at Studio Golden Baobab by Moustapha Ayandé

Album cover painting by Djibathen "Laye" Sambou

Music and arrangements: Gouye-Gui de Dakar

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First British record label to release recordings by Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour, and Franco & OK Jazz.

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