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Immigrés

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Released
  
1988

Genre
  
World, Mbalax

Producer
  
Youssou N'Dour

Recorded
  
1984

Label
  
Earthworks

Nelson Mandela (1986)
  
Immigrés (1988)

Immigrés is a 1984 album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. AllMusic remarks that the album is "a good part of what put [N'Dour] on the international map".

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Critical reception

Though the album has been criticized for its use of synthesizers, it has been praised as a showcase for N'Dour's voice. Rolling Stone described the album as "wonderfully moving," and All Music terms it "almost a classic".
This album appears on the Robert Dimery's 1001 albums you must hear before you die.

Track listing

Except where noted, all tracks composed by Youssou N'Dour.

  1. "Immigrés/Bitim Rew" - 7:03
  2. "Pitche Mi" (Kabou Gueye) - 9:27
  3. "Taaw" - 11:56
  4. "Badou" - 5:35

Performance

  • Rhane Diallo – saxophone, vocals
  • Fefe Diambouana – tenor saxophone
  • Maguette Dieng – drums, timbales
  • Mbaye Dieye Faye – tumba, sabar
  • Kabou Gueye – double bass, bass guitar
  • Jimi Mbaye – guitar
  • Oussey Ndiaye – vocals
  • Youssou N'Dour – Vocals
  • Pape Oumar Ngom – guitar
  • Alla Seck – vocals
  • Assane Thaim – tama
  • Benjamin Valfroy – keyboards

    • Production

  • Daniel Bujon – mixing
  • Jenny Cathcart – liner notes
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Youssou N'Dour – producer

    • References

    Immigrés Wikipedia
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