Meissa & The Words Masters - Back To Africa

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1	Sang
2	Dex Author – Langston Hughes
3	Daanaka Author – Langston Hughes
4	Pummu Raye Bi Author – Langston Hughes
5	Sama Yaye
6	Xalaas
7	De La Vida
8	Bununarede Author – Claude McKay
9	Mematan Author – Nicolás Guillén
10	Guinée
11	Le Masque Author – Paul Laurence Dunbar
12	Africa Author – Marcus Garvey

Credits

• Arranged By – Doudou Mbaye
• Backing Vocals, Guest, Vocals – Allonymous
• Balafon – Lansiné Kouyaté
• Bass – Cesar Anot, Christian Bocandé, Hassan Seck
• Composed By – Meissa Mbaye*
• Drum – Tony Allen
• Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar – André Baille-Barrelle
• Electric Guitar – Ibrahima Soumano
• Guest, Vocals – Jayhem, Mike Ladd
• Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar – Ousmane Sow
• Kora – Edouard Hanga

Notes

This disc was given to me by the label head at the time, as the further great issue, but I'm not sure it was even released.

It is poetry and text by authors from the black diaspora, translated in african language, "wolof".

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Musiciens : Meïssa Mbaye (auteur, compositeur, voix, choeurs) ; Janvier / Tony Allen (batterie) ; Cesar Anot / Hassan Seck / Christian Bocandé dit Kiki B (basse) ; Arona Diagne (balai, calebasse, tambours sabars) ; Jacquot Heivelyan (djembé, tama, hadol, congitas) ; Dimitri Domagala (shekere, shaker, udu) ; André Baille Barrelle (programmation percussions, guitare acoustique) ; Hassan Baye Diop / Hassan Diallo / Ousmane Sow / Sylvain Dubrez (guitare acoustique) ; Samba / Sylvain Dubrez / Ibrahima Soumano (guitare électrique) ; Edouard Hanga (kora) ; Ousmane Sow (claviers Wurlitzer) ; Philippe Montero (claviers Fender Rhodes) ; Lansiné Kouyaté (balafon) ; Seynabou Sané / Samba / Allonymous (chœurs) Guests vocals : Allonymous / Mike Ladd / Jayhem

Traduction des poèmes originaux en wolof : Daouda Ndiaye
Musique : Meïssa Mbaye
Arrangements : Doudou Mbaye

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Titres :
1. Sang (My Lord - Phillis Weatley - 1753/1784 – USA)
2. Dex (Negro speaks to rivers – Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA)
3. Daanaka (As I grew older - Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA)
4. Pummu raye bi (Home sick blues - Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA)
5. Sama Yaye (Minha Mae – Luis Gama – 1830/1882 – Brésil)
6. Xalaas (Liberty & Slavery – George Moses Horton – 1797/1883 – USA)
7. De la vida (Manuel Gonzalez Prada – 1844/1918 – Pérou)
8. Bununarede (If you must die – Claude Mc Kay – 1889/1948 – USA)
9. Mematan (Nicolas Guillen – 1902/1986 – Cuba)
10. Guinée (Jacques Roumain – 1907/1944 – Haïti)
11. le masque (Wear the mask - Paul Laurence Dunbar – 1872/1906 – USA)
12. Africa (Oneness of interests – Marcus Garvey – 1887/1940 – USA)