Dakar-Kingston (CD)
Youssou N'Dour
$15.98
Amoeba Review
Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour takes us on another masterful globe-trotting marathon with his latest, this time centered on Kingston, Jamaica and the classic sound of Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studio. With Wailer keyboardist Tyrone Downie at the controls, and help from legendary guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith and spoken-word poet Mutabaruka, N'Dour fuses brisk highlife and mbalax with smokey ragga sounds, skank, and dancehall. Delivering soaring soul, catchy choruses, and plainspoken directness, he conjures the spirit of Bob Marley himself, adding a healthy dose of international groove to the heavy roots.
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