''Djam Leelii'' is the first widely distributed album of Senegalese musician

Baaba Maal Baaba Maal ( ff, 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤢 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤, italics=no, born 13 June 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several al ...

and guitarist

Mansour Seck Mansour Seck is a Senegalese singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country. Best known for his collaboration with lifelong friend Baaba Maal, he has also toured and released several solo albums. He is blind. Biography Seck was ...

. Several of the tracks have been released on Baaba Maal's later releases. It was originally recorded in 1984 and released in 1989 by

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. A 1998 edition from

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raised the number of tracks to twelve. The album was featured in the book ''

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Reception

Reviewer J. Poet of

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commented that "Two guitars, accented by a bit of African percussion and some tasty electric fills by Aziz Dieng, produce pure magic".

Track listing

All tracks by

# "Lam Tooro" – 6:40 # "Loodo" – 6:11 # "Muudo Hormo" – 6:13 # "Salminanam" – 4:29 # "Maacina Tooro" – 5:49 # "Djam Leelii" – 6:02 # "Bibbe Leydy" – 6:27 # "Sehilam" – 6:24 # "Kettodee" – 4:54 # "Ko Wone Mayo" – 9:29 † # "Daande Lenol" – 4:34 † # "Taara" – 5:23 † † The last 3 tracks were absent from the original release.

Personnel

*Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck - vocals, acoustic guitars *Aziz Dieng - electric guitar *Mamad Kouyate - kora (harp-lute) *Jombo Kouyate - balafon (idiophone) *Papa Dieye - percussion

References

External links

* https://www.allmusic.com/album/djam-leelii-mw0000201376
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