Baobab N'Wolof

Orchestra Baobab | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dakar Sound
• ASIN: B00000DDCP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710,384 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yama Done Xol

2. Aida Baoury

3. Lat Dior

4. Cheri Takama

5. N'Diaye

6. Aduna Jarul Naawo

7. Senegal Sunugal

8. Yaraf

9. Core Couba Fall

10. Lamine Gueye

11. Aida Baoury

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roots, March 17, 2003

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Mark Phillips (ny, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baobab N'Wolof (Audio CD)

This album is amazing. This album shows why they have titled their most recent album "Speicalists in All Styles." There is still the Cuban sound in there somewhere, but it sounds more like something produced by lee perry. Their use of delay on the guitar is so innocent and amazing. Its a rough recording, but that makes it better once you get used to it. Track 3 and track 6 are unbeivable and worth the $... bucks right there. I love thier other stuff, but I cannot explain to you how cool this album is. It's for a hot summer night to just feel happy.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Baobab N'Wolof, June 10, 2000

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"mzoro" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baobab N'Wolof (Audio CD)

If you miss the sounds of the Theis markets, a neighborhood baptism or afternoons sipping tea with your Senegalese friends, this is the CD for you. It will take you back to the sights and sounds of Senegal. Filled with traditional Wolof music it is an excellent choice.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Early Senegalese grooves, played live in the old days..., December 14, 2001

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baobab N'Wolof (Audio CD)

These live recordings from 1970-71 capture Orchestre Baobab playing at the very venue in Senegal that they took their name from. The sound quality is slightly rougher than their later studio albums, but the songs are great nonetheless -- these guys were an impressive ensemble! The raggedy vocals, sung in the urban Wolof dialect, may be too shrill for some listeners, but the musical grooves are quite nice. On a couple of tracks, the guitars go wild, soaring into psychedelic heights; mostly, though, this is mellow, beautiful material. I'd recommend their studio work first, but this ain't bad.