Baaba Maal
Sign in to saveSenegalese singer (born 1953)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Senegal
- Active from
- 1953-11-12
afrobeatart popworldbeat
Discography
- Wango1987
- Djam Leelii1989
- Ndilane1990
- Taara1990
- Baayo1991
- Lam Toro1992
- Ngawla1993
- Yele1993
- Tiim Timol1994
- Firin' In Fouta1994
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 159,297
- Total plays
- 1,043,279
Tags
africansenegalworldWorld Musicafrica
Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician. Maal formed the group Daande Lenol developing a distinctive sound fusing traditional African instruments with an electronic approach. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Senegal
- Place of birth
- Podor
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Prince Claus Award
- Field of work
- worldbeat
- Genre
- music of Africa
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.baabamaal.tv
- Image
- Baaba Maal 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Baaba Maal
- date of birth
- 1953-11-12
- social media followers
- 6533
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
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