''Tchokola'' is an album by French
jazz fusion artist
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer.
Early life
Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitt ...
, released in 1991.
The rhythm section was recorded on analog tape. All other recording was digitally recorded.
[Liner notes for Tchokola.]
Track listing
# "Mam'maï" (Abdou M'Boup, Willy N'For,
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer.
Early life
Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitt ...
) – 6:00
# "Sakka Sakka" (Myriam Betty, N'For, Guy N'Sangue, Brice Wassy) – 5:22
# "Tchokola" (Wassy) – 5:47
# "Mouna Bowa" (N'sangue, Ponty) – 6:32
# "N'Fan Môt" (Ponty, Wassy) – 6:10
# "
Yéké Yéké" (
Mory Kanté
Mory Kanté (29 March 195022 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song " Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. Th ...
) – 4:58
# "Bamako" (Yves N'Djock, Ponty, Wassy) – 4:31
# "Rhum 'N' Zouc" (Ponty) – 5:04
# "Cono" (
Salif Keita
Salif Keïta () (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.
Biography Early life
Salif Keita was born a traditional prince in the village o ...
) – 4:56
# "Bottle Bop" (NDjock, Nsangue, Wassy) – 4:49
Personnel
*Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, keyboards, electric violin and viola
*Martin Atangana – guitar
*Yves N'Djock – guitar
*Guy N'Sangue – bass
*Brice Wassy – drums, percussion
*Moustapha Cisse – percussion
*Angélique Kidjo – vocals
*Myriam Betty – vocals
*Esther Dobong'Na Essiène (aka Estha Divine)-vocals
*Kémo Kouyaté – harp, background vocals, Balafon, Kora
*Abdou M'Boup – percussion, bongos, vocals, Sabar, Tama, Bugarabu
*Willy N'For – vocals
Production notes
*Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
*Brice Wassy – producer
*Peter Kelsey – engineer, mixing
*David Coleman – art direction, design
*Nancy Donald – art direction
Charts
References
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1991 albums
Jean-Luc Ponty albums
Epic Records albums