Immigrés
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Immigrés is an album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. AllMusic remarks that the album is "a good part of what put [N'Dour] on the international map".
Immigrés is an album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. AllMusic remarks that the album is "a good part of what put [N'Dour] on the international map". ==Critical reception== Though the album has been criticized for its use of synthesizers, it has been praised as a showcase for N'Dour's voice. Rolling Stone described the album as "wonderfully moving," and AllMusic terms it "almost a classic". NME ranked it number 18 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984, and it was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. ==Track listing== Except where noted, all tracks composed by Youssou N'Dour: "Immigrés/Bitim Rew" – 7:03 "Pitche Mi" (Kabou Gueye) – 9:27 "Taaw" – 11:56 "Badou" – 5:35 ==Personnel== Youssou N'Dour – vocals Le Super Etoile de Dakar Rane Diallo – alto saxophone, vocals Fefe Diambouana – tenor saxophone Maguette Dieng – drums, timbales Mbaye Dieye Faye – tumba, sabar Kabou Gueye – bass guitar, double bass Mamadou "Jimi" Mbaye – lead guitar Ousseynou Ndiaye – vocals Pape Oumar Ngom – rhythm guitar Alla Seck – vocals Assane Thiam – tama Benjamin Valfroy – keyboards Production Daniel Bujon – mixing Jenny Cathcart – liner notes John Dent – mastering Youssou N'Dour – producer ==References==
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