The legendary
Orchestra Baobab from Senegal return with their first new album in five years. Five years on from the GRAMMY nominated ‘Specialist in All Styles’, Orchestra Baobab return with
‘Made in Dakar’, celebrating their roots in one of the world’s most explosive musical cities. Already being hailed as the best album of their 40 year career, the band have distilled to perfection their warm, lilting and fabulously melodic sound.
Having played extensively around the world, the band have now immersed themselves into the Dakar club scene, back where it at all began. Orchestra Baobab are Africa’s soul survivors, an iconic band who have come through nearly four decades together with their classic 1970s line-up largely intact.
The album features the hypnotic melodies of virtuoso guitarist Barthélemy Attisso, Issa Cissoko’s distinctive tenor saxophone, and the voices of six lead singers, and includes a guest appearance by Youssou N’Dour.
Beautifully recorded in Dakar’s Xippi studios, ‘Made in Dakar’ builds on Baobab’s renewed success in the city. After 20 years away from the club scene they now have a huge following at their Saturday night residency at the Just 4 U club. Combining the gritty lo-fi feel of their early repertoire with dynamic new arrangements, this is an album that could only have been Made in Dakar.