Immigrés

Infobox Album
Name = Immigrés
Type = studio
Artist = Youssou N'Dour


Released = 1988
Recorded = 1984
Genre = World
Length =
Label = Earthworks
Producer = Youssou N'Dour
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ajfixqu5ldje link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Youssou+N%27Dour link]
Last album = "Nelson Mandela"
(1986)
This album = "Immigrés"
(1988)
Next album = "The Lion"
(1989)

"Immigrés" is a 1988 album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. All Music remarks that the album is "a good part of what put [N'Dour] on the international map".allmusicguide | id=10:ajfixqu5ldje | label=Immigrés ]

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. [Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Youssou+N%27Dour Youssou N'Dour] Robert Christgau online. Accessed September 2 2007.] "Rolling Stone" described the album as "wonderfully moving," [Considine, J.D. and Michaelangelo Matos. (2004) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/youssoundour/biography Youssou N'Dour] . Rolling Stone. Accessed September 2 2007.] and All Music terms it "almost a classic".

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

Performance

*Rhane Diallo – saxophone, vocals
*Fefe Diambouana – tenor saxophone
*Maguette Dieng – drums, timbales
*Mbaye Dieye Faye – tumba, sabar
*Kabou Gueye – double bass, bass guitar
*Jimi Mbaye – guitar
*Oussey Ndiaye – vocals
*Youssou N'Dour – Vocals
*Pape Oumar Ngom – guitar
*Alla Seck – vocals
*Assane Thaim – tama
*Benjamin Valfroy – keyboards

Production

*Daniel Bujon – mixing
*Jenny Cathcart – liner notes
*John Dent – mastering
*Youssou N'Dour – producer

References