Baaba Maal
Firin' In Fouta(1994)

Track listing

Sidiki
African Woman
Swing Yela
Mbaye
Njilou
Gorel
Sama Duniya
Salimoun (Funky Kora)
Ba
Tiedo

Chris Stapleton, Q - 05/11/1994
Senagalese modernist Baaba Maal follows his finely crafted Lam Toro album with a brasher set notable less for its delicate African ...

Firin' In Fouta
Legend
Night Nurse
96 In The Shade
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Red
Connected
Paid In Full
12 Stops and Home
Journey To The Urge Within
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
Forces Of Victory
OK
Teaser and the Firecat
Mr Fantasy
Back To Black
Sandy
Ultravox!
Tom Tom Club
Handsworth Revolution
Funky Kingston
Broken English
Juju Music
Costello Music
War
Five Leaves Left
Liege and Lief
To Bring You My Love
Marcus Garvey
Nightclubbing
Swordfishtrombones
Exodus
Catch A Fire
22 Dreams
Cut
Hopes and Fears
Maxinquaye
Kimono My House
The B-52s
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Arc Of A Diver
Police and Thieves
Tropical Gangsters
Peggy Suicide
The Joshua Tree
Fire and Water
Solid Air
Riptide
Different Class
The Harder They Come

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