Pirates Choice

It was recorded in 1982 as the cassette and LP Ken Dou Werente while the band played nightly at the Baobab Club in Dakar; KDRT says on a four-track machine, while an HMV listing says in one take on two-track, and the sources conflict. The title refers to the many bootlegs of the band's songs. The 2001 double CD, with sleeve notes by Charlie Gillett, adds six previously unreleased tracks from the same sessions on its second disc. Christgau gave it an A-minus and called it the best of the band's albums, with a relaxed mood as a strength. Westside Spirit describes a languid, moody Latin soul and says the second disc lacks the inspiration of the first. Will Hermes of Rolling Stone, reviewing Made in Dakar in 2008, said they recapture the Afro-Cuban bliss of their 1982 classic.