Lam Toro
Maal's 1992 album with Daande Lenol, named album of the year in the fRoots critics poll.
Baaba Maal, 1992
- Released
- 1992
- Label
- Mango
- Producer
- Eric Clermontet, Simon Booth and Baaba Maal
Lam Toro came out on Chris Blackwell's Mango label in 1992 and is credited to Baaba Maal and Daande Lenol. Three producers shared the work: Eric Clermontet on Yela, Toro and Minuit, Simon Booth on Daande Lenol, Hamady Boiro and Ndelorel, and Maal himself on the rest. Godwin Logie remixed Hamady Boiro. Maal wrote all eleven songs. The Irish piper Davy Spillane played uilleann pipes on the record.
In the fRoots critics poll, which had named Djam Leelii the best album of 1989, Lam Toro was named album of the year for 1992. The album was issued in the United States in 1993.
Track listing
- Yela4:14
- Toro3:39
- Daande Lenol5:51
- Hamady Boiro3:39
- Danibe5:44
- Gidelam6:33
- Olel7:00
- Sy Sawande5:55
- Ndelorel3:36
- Lem Gi7:55
- Minuit4:00
Personnel
- Baaba Maal vocals, writer, producer
- Daande Lenol band
- Davy Spillane uilleann pipes
- Eric Clermontet producer
- Simon Booth producer
- Godwin Logie remix of Hamady Boiro
More from Baaba Maal
Djam Leelii (1989), Firin' in Fouta (1994), Nomad Soul (1998), Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) (2001), The Traveller (2016)
Sources
- fRoots, Wikipedia
- Davy Spillane, Wikipedia
- Baaba Maal, Wikipedia
- Consumer Guide: Baaba Maal, robertchristgau.com