I Ka Kené is the seventh album by the Madrid-based group,

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, released on 4 October 2010. The title means "Are you fine?" in the Bambara language. The songs were composed between March 2009 and May 2010. The album itself was recorded and produced by Dover in Reno Studios in Madrid between June 7 and July 9, 2010. Five of the songs have been mixed by

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(who has worked with

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and

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, among others) in Los Angeles, the rest having been mixed by

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. The album was mastered by

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. Dannayá, the first single, was pre-released onto

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on July 31. The 10 songs on the album are sung in a mixture of English, French and Bambara, all together lasting just over 30 minutes in length. In addition to a regular album, Dover have also released a special edition version that will include a vinyl album and a remix of "Dannaya" by

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Track listing

Lyrics and music by

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and

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. In May 2011, Dover publishes ''I Ka Kené: The remixes'', mostly remixes of "Dannayá", which was popular in some European countries. The album is published only in digital format.

Personnel

;Dover *

– Vocals and acoustic guitar *

– Guitar *

Samuel Titos Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

– Bass guitar *

– Drums

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:I Ka Kene 2010 albums Dover (band) albums French-language albums