''Fo Deuk Revue'' is an album by David Murray released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 1996 and released in 1997, the album features performances by Murray with Darryl Burgee, Ousseynou Diop, Assane Diop,

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, Abdou Karim Mané, Oumar Mboup,

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, Moussa Séné, El Hadji Gniancou Sembène and

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. The album features a wide array of vocalists including

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, Amiri Baraka Jr. , Didier Awadi and Amadou Barry from

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, Tidiane Gaye, Hamet Maal and Junior Soul.

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review awarded the album 2.5 stars.Allmusic Review
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Track listing

# "Blue Muse" (Irving, Murray) - 8:59 # "Evidence" (Murray) - 5:58 # "One World Family" (Awadi, Barry, Gaye, Murray) - 8:42 # "Too Many Hungry People" (Irving) - 5:16 # "Chant Africain" (Traditional) - 6:59 # "Abdoul Aziz Sy" (Dieuf Dieul, Gaye) - 6:29 # "Village Urbana" (Awadi, Barry, Irving) - 7:15 # "Thilo" (Dieuf Dieul, Gaye) - 6:20 *Recorded on June 3 & 4, 1996 at Studio 2000, Senegal

Personnel

* David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet *Didier Awadi (

) - rap *

- poetry recitation *Amiri Baraka Jr. - voice *Amadou Barry (Positive Black Soul) - rap *Darryl Burgee - drums *Ousseynou Diop - drums *Assane Diop - guitar and xalam *Tidiane Gaye - voice *

- trombone *

- piano *Hamet Maal - voice *Abdou Karim Mané - bass *Oumar M’boup - djembe and percussion *

- trumpet *

- sabar and voice *El Hadji Gniancou Sembène - keyboard *Moussa Séné - vocals and percussion *Junior Soul - voice *

- bass guitar

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums David Murray (saxophonist) albums Justin Time Records albums