Track Listing
1. Yele N Na
2. Waraya
3. Tono
4. Kuma
5. Nyanafin
6. Karifa
7. N'Bife
8. Lony
| Details | | Playing Time: | 43 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | | Producer: | D.A. "Jumbo" Vanrenen, Joe Zawinul | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Personnel: Salif Keita (vocals); Carlos Santana, Kante Manfila, Jeff Baillard, Mamadou Doumbia (guitar); Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophone); Ron Mesa (trumpet); Raymond Brown, Gary Bias, Reggie Young (horns); Joe Zawinul, Cheik Tidiane Seck (keyboards); Keletigui Diabate (balafon); Etienne M'Bappe (bass); Bill Summers, Souleymanne Doumbia (percussion); Paco Sery (drums); Djene Doumbouya, Djanka Diabate, Assitan Dembele, Nayanka Bell, Assitan Keita (singers).
Recorded at Studio De La Bastille and Studio Davout, Paris; Music Room, Malibu, California.
Composer: Salif Keita.
Personnel: Salif Keita (vocals); Djanka Diabate, Assitan Keita, Assitan Dembele, Djene Doumbouya, Nayanka Bell (vocals, background vocals); Wayne Shorter (tenor, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mamadou Doumbia, Jeff Baillard, Kante Manfila, Carlos Santana (guitar); Ron Mesa (trumpet); Reggie C. Young , Gary Bias, Ray Brown (horns); Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizer); Cheick Tidiane Seck (keyboards); Kélétigui Diabaté (balafon); Etienne Mbappe (bass guitar, 6-string bass); Paco Sery (drums); Souleymanne Doumbia, Bill Summers (percussion); Vincent Theard, Ivan Zawinul, Michel Lorentz (programming).
Audio Mixer: Philippe Brun.
Recording information: Music Room, Malibu, CA; Studio Davout Recording, Paris, France.
Photographer: Laurie Lewis.
Arrangers: Joe Zawinul; Cheick Tidiane Seck.
An early-'90s album from the great Salif Keita. This one pulls out all the stops to appeal to a Western audience at some level. Keita's vocals are, as always, outstanding. On top of this, though, a slew of performers make appearances and/or help out on production. Former bandmate Kante Manfila provides the primary guitar work for the album and master keyboardist Joe Zawinul both plays keyboards throughout and provides the production work. Also, balafon master Keletegui Diabate provides some outstanding work where needed. To top this, both Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter make appearances on their respective instruments within the structure of the album. As would be expected, then, the album sounds wonderful. Zawinul's production shies away from being overly glossy, but has enough doctoring to blend the sounds together in just the right way. As far as Keita albums are concerned, this is one of the best, and as far as Afro-pop is concerned, this is also one of the best. Anyone looking to break into Afro-pop should pick this album up, as it combines the work of a true vocal master with the work of a number of musicians (Western and African) of the highest caliber to create a seamless work on the whole. ~ Adam Greenberg
Editorial Reviews
beat, slap bass, riffing horns and a soulful chorus..
behind Keita's passionate tenor...Mandinka melodies with a rocking back
4 Stars - Very Good - ..translucent textures behind Keita's passionate tenor...Mandinka melodies with a rocking back- beat, slap bass, riffing horns and a soulful chorus..
Down Beat (02/01/1992)
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