''Masada'' is a studio album by

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reggae artist

Alpha Blondy Seydou Koné (; born January 1, 1953 in Dimbokro), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in hi ...

, with The Solar System. It was released in 1992 on World Pacific. The album was very popular in France, where it went double gold.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "offers an invariably melodic mix of romantic Afro-pop ('Rendezvous'), spiritual things ('God Is One') and political anthems ('Peace in Liberia'), all fashionably arranged to suit Blondy's yearning tenor."

Track listing

All songs are backed by The Solar System.

Personnel

*Arranged By –

, Boncana Maiga *Backing Vocals – Colau Van Montagu, Corine Van Montagu, Marylou Seba *Bass Guitar – Abou Bbass Ae *Electronic Drums, Keyboards – Romie (Ibis) Lawrence *Engineer (Assistant Prise De Son) – Philippe Gassert *Engineer rise De Son– Dennis-Bovel, Laurent Patte *Keyboards kai 1100– Michel Lorents *Lead Vocals – Alpha Blondy *Mixed By – Dennis-Bovel *Mixed By (Assistant De Mixage) – Laurent Patte *Percussion – Clayton Joseph, Max Facon *Percussion (Tama) – Bou N'Diaye (tracks: 2) *Percussion (Zarb) – Pierre Rigopoulos (tracks: 6) *Photography By – Pierre Terrasson *Rhythm Guitar – Afriloue Eugène, Christian Poloni *Soloist, Guitar – Christian Poloni *Soloist, Saxophone – Alan Hoist *Strings – Kouznetzof Alain, Gaunet Jean, Michel Cron *Tenor Saxophone – Hatot Alain *Trombone – Bolognesi Jacques *Trumpet – Philippe Slominski

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Alpha Blondy albums