Joko (2000) ( )

Product Summary Label: Wea/atlantic/nonesuch UPC: 00075597961720 Release Date: 9/5/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60432767 Item#: MVWS3R Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Wiri-Wiri ~ Youssou N'Dour 2. Birima ~ Youssou N'Dour 3. Birima - (remix, with Wyclef Jean/Marie Antoinette) ~ Youssou N'Dour 4. This Dream - (with Peter Gabriel) ~ Youssou N'Dour 5. Yama ~ Youssou N'Dour 6. She Doesn't Need To Fall ~ Youssou N'Dour 7. New Africa ~ Youssou N'Dour 8. Beykat ~ Youssou N'Dour 9. Ligeey ~ Youssou N'Dour 10. My Hope Is In You ~ Youssou N'Dour 11. Red Clay ~ Youssou N'Dour   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info JOKO was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Personnel includes: Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Victoria Chidid (vocals); Kamil Rutan (guitar, programming); Johnny $, Jimi Mbaye, Pape Oumar Ngom, Kevin Armstrong (guitar); Thierno Koite (soprano saxophone); Mac Fallows, Ibrahia Cisse, Madou Diabate, Paul Mirkovitch, George Acogny (keyboards); Habib Faye (keyboards, bass); Simon Richmond, Jerome Lemonnier (Keyboards, programming); Pino Palladino (bass); Youssoupha Camar, Manu Katche, (drums); Mbaye Dieye Faye, Troupe Casamance (percussion); Asasane Thiam (tama); Felix Sabal-Lecco, Andy Shafte (programming); Vinia Mojica, Tracey Amos (background vocals). Producers include: Youssou N'Dour, Johnny $, Mac Fallows, Pierre Bianchi, Habib Faye. Engineers include: Phillippe Brun, N'Diaga N'Dour, Rod Beale. Ever since Youssou N'Dour started turning heads in Senegal with his band Super Etoile, he's made the leap to world music eminence thanks to back-breaking touring and the support of famous fans like Peter Gabriel. Following a six-year sabbatical from releasing music in the US, N'Dour made a millennial comeback with JOKO (THE LINK), an amalgam of West African, Caribbean, and Western influences. Backed by a coterie of Senegalese studio musicians, N'Dour uses his soaring vocals to great effect on stellar cuts like the hypnotic mbalax-infused "Mademba (The Electricity Is Out Again)," and the joyously uplifting "Birima." Elsewhere, N'Dour's Gabriel appears on "This Dream," a number notable for Super Etoile guitarist Jimi Mbaye making his Stratocaster sound like a traditional Senegalese xalam (five-stringed guitar). Other notable supporting players include sax player Thierno Koite, whose Branford Marsalis-like tone gives the rhythmically dark "Miss" a forlorn edge, and the percussionists who supply an upbeat aura to the tribute to Senegal's peasants that is "Beykat." Leading the charge throughout is N'Dour, whose pure, agile vocals are particularly effective on the infectious "Liggeey" and "My Hope Is in You," an eternally optimistic bilingual song. Musical Guests Peter Gabriel   Compilation Appearances One Earth Desert Blues-Ambiences Of The Rg To The Music Of Senegal & G Specialist In All Styles Desert Blues 2 Egypt Essence Of The Forest Cult Of Snap 1990 - 2003 Radio 3 Awards For World Music 2005 Africa Remix Sound Of The World Eurovision Vol 2 Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur Music In My Head 2 African Beats Sound Of The World Presents:beyond Th   Associated Artists and Works World Network Vol. 29: Senegal... ~ Sene, Yande Codou World Network Vol. 29: Senegal... ~ Sene, Yande' Codou Ba Tay ~ Super Etoile Super Etoile   Technical Info Release Date : 09/05/2000 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 79617 Label : Nonesuch Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00075597961720   Professional Reviews CMJ (10/00, p.53) - "...Emotive English lyrics and lavish production values....[He] has one of the greatest voices in Africa....a short, strong set in which [his] roots-pop charm survives his swim in the mainstream..."    Product Image