Baaba Maal

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Born
12 November 1953 (age 71)
Born In
Podor, Saint-Louis, Senegal
Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician. Maal formed the group Daande Lenol developing a distinctive sound fusing traditional African instruments with an electronic approach. 1988’s Wango was the first in a series of solo albums including Missing You, Lam Toro &a… read more
Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Gro… read more
Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician… read more

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1 Play track 1 Giant Leap Dunya Salam
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2 Play track There Will Be Time There Will Be Time
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3 Play track Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Lam Tooro
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4 Play track Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Maacina Tooro
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5 Play track Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Daande Lenol
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6 Play track The Traveller Traveller
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7 Play track Yele Gidelam
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8 Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Djam Leelii
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9 Play track Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Muudo Hormo
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10 Play track Djam Leelii: the Adventurers Bibbe Leydy
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Albums

  1. 35,898 listeners

    10 May 1998 · 11 tracks

    Nomad Soul
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  2. 28,245 listeners

    2 Apr 2001 · 11 tracks

    Missing You (Mi Yeewnii)
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  3. 21,233 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 10 tracks

    Firin' In Fouta
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  4. 14,642 listeners

    25 Nov 2016 · 13 tracks

    The Traveller (Special Edition)
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