Baaba Maal, together with Youssou N'Dour, is one of the greatest singers in Senegal. From an early age he has been interested in both traditional African and Western music. The idealistic champion of universal human rights finds it important to continuously experiment in the musical field and not to stick to a particular style. After his fairly traditional acoustic studio album Missing You (2001),
… Maal takes a completely different approach with the album Television. Instead of putting himself in the foreground as an African singer, this time he just wanted to be 'one of the musicians'. He went into the studio with guitarist-producer Barry Reynolds, singer Sabina Sciubba and keyboardist Didi Gutman (from the New York electro / lounge combo The Brazilian Girls), exchanged ideas with them, rhythms and lyrics and with some effort they came to eight songs. The result is a very accessible sounding album for a large Western audience. Fans of the 'more traditional' Maal may have to get used to his smaller vocal contribution, to the flatter pop voice of the multilingual Sabina, to the many soundscapes, electronics and lounge beats. Fortunately, you can also fully enjoy African percussion such as the 'talking drum'. (SvdP) Fortunately, you can also fully enjoy African percussion such as the 'talking drum'. (SvdP) Fortunately, you can also fully enjoy African percussion such as the 'talking drum'. (SvdP)more