Baaba Maal Live At The Royal Festival Hall
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Baaba Maal Live At The Royal Festival Hall
Category: World Music

A riveting concert documentary featuring Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal, recorded live at London's Royal Festival Hall in July, 1999. Maal has long been known for his exciting live performances, and this concert is no exception!

 

Enhancing Maal's impassioned vocals are the backup vocalists of The Choir Connexion and the remarkable energy and sweet grooves of the band Daande Lenõl ("voice of the people"), with no less than eight percussionists. Of particular note are duets with The Screaming Orphans and a guest appearance by legendary Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin on the lovely "Koni." It's a great show, running the gamut from high-powered, synth-driven numbers to acoustic, traditionally based songs.

 

Respected Guardian music critic Robin Denselow described the show as "(not) just a great African event, (but) one of the shows of the year", while Nigel Williamson of the London Times observed that "At the Festival Hall, the Senegalese singer proved once again that no one fuses the tribal rhythms of Africa and contemporary rock grooves with more style and commercial power."

 

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