Originally recorded in 1982, shortly before the band fell apart, Pirates Choice became a world-music classic after an initial reissue by World Circuit in 1989, and then a second re-release with six additional tracks in 2001 on Nonesuch. Read more on Last.fm.
Orchestre Baobab is a Senegalese band formed in 1970 in Dakar, Senegal as a multi-ethnic, multi-national club band.
Put together by saxophonist Baro N'Diaye, original members included singers Balla Sidibe, Rudy Gomis, and Laye Mboup; guitarists Barthelemy Attisso and Latfi Ben Geloune; bassist Charlie N’Diaye; drummer Mountaga Koite; and saxophonist Issa Cissokho. Ndiouga Dieng and Medoune Diallo sometimes sat in with the band, and personnel changed frequently. Later, singer Thione Seck and his younger brother Mapenda Seck joined the band. Read more on Last.fm
