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Made in Dakar Cat. No: WCD 078 Five years on from the best-selling ‘Specialist in All Styles’, Orchestra Baobab return with ‘Made in Dakar’, an album that celebrates the band’s roots in one of the world’s most explosive musical cities – which updates their classic mellow sound with a new edge. Orchestra Baobab are Africa’s soul survivors, a great iconic band who have survived with their classic 1970s line-up largely intact and their uniquely diverse cocktail of styles and influences sounding as fresh and relevant as ever. In 2001, the Senegalese band returned to recording and performing after a 16 year career hiatus, establishing themselves as one of the world’s most enduringly popular live acts and earning unanimous critical acclaim – along with two Radio 3 Awards and a Grammy nomination – for ‘Specialist in All Styles’. Recently, Orchestra Baobab made their return to the club scene in their home town Dakar – an experience that has fed directly into their new album. Combining the gritty lo-fi feel of their early recordings with dynamic new arrangements that reflect the realities of the Senegalese capital today, this is an album that could only have been Made in Dakar. ‘Made in Dakar’ unveils a string of beautifully crafted new songs together with reworked gems from their 20 album discography. It is the latest chapter in one of the world’s most heart-warming musical stories – the saga of a group of musicians who have wowed audiences in stadiums, festivals and concert halls around the world, but who have retained the warmth, the spontaneity & essential humanity of the truly local band. NOVEMBER TOUR DATES: 15 Nov: Anvil, Basingstoke; 17 Nov: Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick; 18/19/20 Nov: Jazz Café, London Personnel: Balla Sidibe – (vocals, timbales, drums); Rudy Gomis – (vocals, maracas, clave); Ndiouga Dieng – (vocals, congas); Medoune Diallo – (vocals); Assane Mboup – (vocals); Barthélemy Attisso – (lead guitar, chef d'orchestre); Latfi Benjeloun – (rhythm guitar); Issa Cissoko – (tenor sax, alto sax); Thierno Koite – (alto sax); Charlie Ndiaye – (bass); Mountaga Koite – (congas, drums); Special guests: Youssou Ndour – (vocals ‘Nijaay’); Ibou Konate - (trumpet); Sanou Diouf – (tenor sax 'Beni Baraale'); Baba Nabe – (rhythm guitar 'Beni Baraale'); Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos – (trombone); Tracks:
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