Guide (Wommat)

by Youssou N'Dour

Overview

Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer who documents the intersection of the past and the present, so it is no surprise that there is a parable in every song on Wommat (The Guide). The record is propelled by talking drums, a horn section and guitar and bass polyrhythms that will sound familiar to fans of South African township music (or Paul Simon's masterpiece Graceland), and N'Dour's distinctive voice (in Wolof and French, with a smattering of English) is captivating. Unfortunately, The Guide is overproduced and seldom lives up to the promise of "7 Seconds," the vaguely menacing duet with Neneh Cherry. Buy it to hear N'Dour's voice soar through the history and lessons of The Guide. ~ Peter Stepek

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/1994
Label:	Columbia / Chaos
UPC:	0074645382821
Rank:	112976

Tracks

1. Leaving (Dem)
2. Old Man (Gorgui)
3. Without a Smile (Same)
4. Mame Bamba
5. 7 Seconds
6. How You Are (No Mele)
7. Generations (Diam One)
8. Tourista
9. Undecided (Japoulo)
10. Love One Another (Beuguente)
11. Life (Adouna)
12. My People (Samay Nit)
13. Oh Boy
14. Silence
15. Chimes of Freedom

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Youssou N'Dour   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Branford Marsalis   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Neneh Cherry   Guest Artist
Jean-Philippe Rykiel   Keyboards
Lokua Kanza   Vocals (Background)
Assane Thiam   Tama
Habib Faye   Guitar,Keyboards
Glenn Ferris   Trombone
Babacar Faye   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Pape Oumar Ngom   Guitar (Rhythm)
Thierno Koite   Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Oussey Ndiaye   Vocals (Background)
Julia Saar   Vocals (Background)
Mark Roberts   Percussion
Mamadou (Jimi) Mbaye   Guitar
Soriba Kouyate   Kora
Vivane Chudid   Vocals (Background)
Mathew Russell   Horn Director
Ibrahima Cisse   Keyboards
Bolo Bolognesi   Trombone,Accordion

Technical Credits

Youssou N'Dour   Composer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Jean-Philippe Rykiel   Arranger,Producer,Drum Programming
Verna Gillis   Executive Producer
Neneh Cherry   Composer
Philippe Brun   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Habib Faye   Arranger,Producer
Booga Bear   Engineer,Producer
Spencer May   Assistant Engineer
Raphael Jonin   Engineer,Mastering
Ndiaga Ndour   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Austopchuk   Art Direction
Cameron McVey   Composer
Andrew Eccles   Photography
Tracy Boychuk   Design
Jonathan Sharp   Composer