Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Pot Pourrit De Guajira“, a gorgeous 70s Afro Cuban Latin Soul Fusion track from Senegal, taken from one of the several albums recorded by the mythical Senegalese Band “Orchestra Baobab” (spelt here “Orchestre Baobab Gouygui De Dakar”), formed in the early 1970 and famous for merging Cuban Music with traditional West African Wolof Griot culture and the Mandinga musical traditions of the Casamance in an Afro Cuban, Afro Latin & Afro Pachanga style.
Still touring today, the band features the following musicians :
Barthelemy Attisso : Guitar, Arrangements ;
Medoune Diallo : Lead Vocals, Maracas, Arrangements ;
Charles Antoine N’Diaye : Bass Guitar ;
Peter Udo : Clarinet, Alto Saxophone ;
Mountaga Koite : Congas (Tumbas), Drums ;
Papa Ba : Guitar ;
Issa Cissoko : Leader, Tenor Saxophone ;
Balla Sidibe : Timbales, Vocals ;
N’Diouga Dieng, Rudolphe « Rudy » Gomis : Vocals, Percussion ;
The album presented today is one of my favorite from the band, nice exampled of their ability to merge all styles – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Orchestre Baobab Gouygui De Dakar – Pot Pourrit De Guajira (Senegal, 1979, Discafrique Records)
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Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical rediscovery !
Armand de Preseau
