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Lion

Lion
Youssou N'dour

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  • Released on: 2001-06-21
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import

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From Amazon.co.uk
For much of the world, this was the first opportunity to hear Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. Championed by Peter Gabriel (who appears here on "Shaking The Tree"), he burst into public consciousness with the frantic mbalax rhythms of the title track, dedicated to Senegal's soccer team. The producers, including David Sancious, added some gloss to the sound without killing the thrill of songs like "The Truth". N'Dour's wonderful voice, with its high, keening griot sound, was firmly front and centre--exactly where it should be. While the music was toned down a little for Western audiences, it remained firmly grounded in the streets of N'Dour's Dakar, powered along by the inventive drumming of Manu Katché. You could aptly call this the birth of a superstar with N'Dour showing himself capable and ready to walk into the hearts of people around the world as one of the great voices. --Chris Nickson

Chronique amazon.fr
Le merveilleux chanteur sénégalais Youssou N'Dour faisait un tabac en 1989 avec la sortie de l'album The Lion. Quelques mois après la tournée mondiale d'Amnesty International en compagnie de Sting, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Sprinsteen et de son fidèle ami, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour livre avec cet opus quelques-uns de ses plus grands tubes : "Gaiende" (le lion en ouoloff, sa langue natale), "Immigrés" et "Shaking The Tree" sur lequel intervient Peter Gabriel. Sa voix extraordinaire servie par d'excellents musiciens et un style aux confluents du jazz, du funk et de la soul sur une rythmique mbalax (la musique nationale du Sénégal) a depuis cette époque conquis la planète entière et a même donné une couleur musicale à la Coupe du Monde 98. --Sylvie Clerfeuille