Baaba Maal: Television
TELEVISION demonstrates how thrilling continent-straddling music can be.
Most of this album is routed in the hypnotic, circular rhythms of Baaba Maal’s native Senegal but contributing to the pervasive mood of urgency and anticipation are New York’s Brazilian Girls with their wondrous palate of electronic sounds and It-girl vocals, courtesy of Sabina Sciubba and sung in Italian.
Sexy, funky and yet immensely warm and inviting, this release is highly recommended.
VERDICT 4/5
(Palm Pictures)