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

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, released on 4 October 2010. The title translates to ''"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 on

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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 has 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 Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos. In May 2011, Dover published ''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 * Cristina Llanos – Vocals and acoustic guitar * Amparo Llanos – Guitar * Samuel Titos – Bass guitar *

– Drums

Charts

References

External links

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