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Volume 1 - Absa Gueye

Etoile De Dakar Featuring Youssou N'Dour

1993 · Latin, Folk, World, & Country

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Volume 1 - Absa Gueye by Etoile De Dakar Featuring Youssou N'Dour

Volume 1 - Absa Gueye is a Global & Regional album by Etoile De Dakar Featuring Youssou N'Dour, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

About

Long before he was serving as special advisor to the president of Senegal, Afropop icon Youssou N’Dour was helping craft the supple, rhythmic Senegalese pop style called <i>mbalax</i>. <i>Absa Gueye, Vol. 1</i> collects early recordings from his band, Étoile de Dakar, which blended Latin grooves, talking drums, horn riffs, and psych guitars into their own mellifluous sound. They hit the sweet spot on “Jalo,” a tropical lullaby guided by N’Dour’s powerful vocals, but they also cut loose on breezier ditties like the Spanish-language “Tu Veras.”

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Tracklist

  1. 1Dom Sou Nare Bakh (feat. El Hadji Faye)5:10
  2. 2Thiely (feat. Youssou N'Dour)5:10
  3. 3Jalo (feat. Youssou N'Dour & El Hadji Faye)6:26
  4. 4Absa Gueye (feat. Youssou N'Dour)5:21
  5. 5Tu verras5:05
  6. 6Mane Khouma Khol Thi Yao (feat. Youssou N'Dour & El Hadji Faye)4:50
  7. 7N'Guiro Na5:23
  8. 8Baye Wali5:41
  9. 9Esta China (feat. Eric M'Backe N'Doye)5:03
  10. 10El Hombre Misterioso Soy4:56

Sound DNA

  • Global & Regional
  • Traditional & Folkloric
  • warm
  • celebratory
  • tropical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

This first volume includes one of Youssou's earliest successes, an interpretation of Jalo in praise of an ancient king, which was recorded several times under different circumstances. Absa Gueye was one of his first original compositions in praise of a patron, while "Tu Veras", "Esta China" and "El Hombre Misterioso Soy" are characteristic examples of the Latin sounds popular in the early years of Senegalese dance music.

Credits

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Performers

  • Abdou FallTIMBALES
  • Alla SeckVOCALS, MARACAS
  • Alpha Seyni KanteRHYTHM GUITAR
  • Assane ThiamTALKING DRUM
  • Badou N'DiayeGUITAR
  • El Hadji FayeVOCALS
  • Eric M'Backe N'DoyeVOCALS
  • Kabou GueyeBASS GUITAR
  • Matar GueyeDRUMS
  • Rane DialloTENOR SAXOPHONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE
  • Youssou N'DourVOCALS

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