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Baaba Maal

Background information
BornNovember 12, 1953 (1953-11-12) (age 54)
OriginPodor, Senegal
Genre(s)Yela, worldbeat
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1989–present
Websitehttp://www.baabamaal.tv

Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Podor is the northernmost town in Senegal, Africa lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In Popular music, worldbeat refers to any style of music which fuses folk music, often from non-traditional sources (essentially outside the Appalachian folk A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Podor is the northernmost town in Senegal, Africa lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River. The Sénégal River is a 1790 km long River in West Africa, that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings He has released several albums, both for independent and major labels. In July 2003, he was made a UNDP Youth Emissary.

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Biography

Born 12 November 1953. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Since his father was a fisherman, Baaba Maal was expected to become a fisherman as well. A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water However, under the influence of his life long friend Mansour Seck, Baaba Maal devoted himself to learning music from his mother and his school's headmaster. Mansour Seck is a blind Senegalese and singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country He went on to study music at the university in Dakar before leaving for postgraduate studies on a scholarship at Beaux-Arts in Paris. For the Dakar Rally see Dakar Rally. For the Israeli submarine see INS Dakar. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education École des Beaux-Arts ("School of Fine Arts" refers to a number of influential Art schools in France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He has become quite famous in Africa and is also the most internationally famous musician from Senegal, with the possible exception of Yossou N'Dour. Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist.

Baaba sings primarily in Pulaar[1] and is the foremost promoter of the traditions of the Pulaar-speaking peoples who live on either side of the Senegal River in the ancient Senegalese kingdom of Futa Tooro. The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Ful{{IPA|ɓ}}e (Fula or Fulani people from Senegambia and Guinea to FoutaToro1818jpg|thumb|Futa Tooro]] Futa Tooro (formerly known as Mussukeba Sane) refers to the region on the Senegal River in what is now northern Senegal

On 7 July, 2007 Maal performed at the South African leg of Live Earth. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Running order May not be Complete Danny K and The Soweto Gospel Choir - "Something Inside" "Homeless" Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change.

Music

After returning from study in Paris, Baaba studied traditional music with his blind guitarist and family griot, Mansour Seck, and began performing with the band Daande Lenol. Mansour Seck is a blind Senegalese and singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country Maal's fusions continued into the next decade with his Firin' in Fouta (1994) album, which used ragga, salsa and Breton harp music to create a popular sound that launched the careers of Positive Black Soul, a group of rappers, and also led to the formation of the Afro-Celt Sound System. Firin' in Fouta is an Album by Senegalese Singer Baaba Maal. It was released in 1994 and is his fourth release on Mango Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a sub-genre of Dancehall music or Reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad Positive Black Soul (also known as PBS) is a hip hop group based in Dakar, Senegal, one of the first such collectives in the country The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern dance rhythms ( Trip-hop, techno, etc His fusion tendencies continued on 1998's Nomad Soul, which featured Brian Eno as one of seven producers. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Nomad Soul is also the title of an album by Sengalese singer Baaba Maal Omikron The Nomad Soul (Simply The Nomad Soul Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing In addition to his various solo releases, he was featured on two tracks - "Bushes" and "Dunya Salam" - on the concept album "1 Giant Leap". This article is about the band For the Heroes episode see " One Giant Leap "

Discography

Import releases

References

  1. ^ Baaba Maal: African performer sings and acts on his social conscience

External links

The first widely known release by Baaba Maal and guitarist Mansour Seck. Mansour Seck is a blind Senegalese and singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country Mango Records was a London based subsidiary of Island Records. Firin' in Fouta is an Album by Senegalese Singer Baaba Maal. It was released in 1994 and is his fourth release on Mango Palm Pictures is a US based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell.
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