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Baaba Maal

Baaba Maal is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Res, Archie Shepp, Oumou Sangaré, Afrikan Boy and Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ. Those roots explain a lot about how Baaba Maal arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cheikh Lô, Boubacar Traoré, Ali Farka Touré, Orchestra Baobab and Afel Bocoum, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Taj Mahal, Afro Celt Sound System, Res, Tony Allen and Archie Shepp, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Baaba Maal, reaching back through Res and forward to Taj Mahal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Baaba Maal 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 albums, both for independent and major labels. In July 2003, he was made a UNDP Youth Emissary.

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Baaba MaalResArchie SheppOumou SangaréAfrikan BoyPassion: Music for T…FlavourJah Wobble's Invader…Taj MahalAfro Celt Sound SystemResTony AllenArchie SheppAntibalasThe Very BestMumford & SonsCheikh LôBoubacar TraoréAli Farka TouréOrchestra BaobabAfel BocoumAmadou & MariamTinariwenToumani Diabaté

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Baaba Maal connections

Baaba Maal grew out of Res, Archie Shepp, Oumou Sangaré and Afrikan Boy, shares an orbit with Cheikh Lô, Boubacar Traoré, Ali Farka Touré and Orchestra Baobab, went on to shape Taj Mahal, Afro Celt Sound System, Res and Tony Allen. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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