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Le Grand Bal

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This essential recording captures Youssou & Etoile De Dakar in top form, performing unadalterated mbalax (not watered-down for Western sensibilies). Among Youssou's best 3 albums (along with Best of 80's& Rough Guide to Youssou N'Dour & Etoile De Dakar). Thrilling sabar, bubbling tama, wonderful vocal interludes by lead sabar drummer M'baye Dieye Faye, sparkling solos by guitarist Jimi Mbaye!
Very exciting, complex, polyrhythmic, propulsive, infectious- what great Afropop is all about! Solid live acoustics, nice balance, pleasing sound, strong song selections. Dance you will! Look for VHS recordings of this "Gran Bal" tour as well (imports)! Also recommended- Thione Seck & Raam Daan's "Live Aniversary"

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If you really want to make it in record sales, please produce more albums such as le Grand Bal. (Maybe english or french translations in the booklets would be nice). Also please release albums that you make in Senegal for the Senegalese population such as Baa Taay, which you cannot find on the internet. I had to buy it at one of your concert. Those are truly superior. You are cheating your public. Stop the watered down crap. And please Pascal Obispo duets... ... never again... ... at least leave the music arrangements alone and let him sing and play YOUR music not HIS.

despues de varios años de ausencia en el mercado youssoun'dour vuelve con un cd realmente magnifico. En mi opinion superior a toda su produccion previa. Este cd envuelve con su ritmo, su cadencia, la hermosa vos, y ese ritmo tan peculiar a que nos tiene acostumbrados. Lo he escuchado en 15 dias una y otra vez y cada vez me atrae y valorizo mas. Para quienes gustan de youssou N'dour o de una musica diferente y hechizante.