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Ismaël Lô has long been thought of as Africa's Bob Dylan, since he performs with guitar and harmonica. But it's a comparison that doesn't work for Senegal, which is a lushly arranged look at his own country. The subjects of his songs -- racism, poverty, famine, and a ferryboat disaster that's commemorated on "Le Jola" -- might be hard-hitting, but they're couched in lulling Afro-pop that seems to take any sting out of the words. Even when the album goes uptempo it never loses control. What's missing, really, is a sense of passion and fire in the music. It's eminently listenable, and Lô's a gorgeous singer and tunesmith, but a starker backdrop might serve him better.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Michel Aymé, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Georges, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Bertrand, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Renoult, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claude Salmieri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Solo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Balatier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Boucou Pastel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yann Martin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Michel Aymé, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Georges, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Bertrand, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Renoult, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claude Salmieri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Solo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Balatier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Boucou Pastel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yann Martin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Nguyen, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Michel Aymé, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Georges, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Bertrand, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Renoult, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claude Salmieri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Solo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Balatier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Boucou Pastel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yann Martin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Michel Aymé, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Georges, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Bertrand, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Renoult, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claude Salmieri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Solo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Balatier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Boucou Pastel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yann Martin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abib Ndiaye, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Queen Etémé, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Guéret, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Dutray, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - El Hadji Malik Diouf, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Abdoulaye Aw, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abib Ndiaye, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Queen Etémé, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Guéret, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Dutray, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - El Hadji Malik Diouf, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Abdoulaye Aw, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Papa Figaro Diagne, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Queen Etémé, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Van Hecke, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Michel Aymé, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Laurent Vernerey, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Georges, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Bertrand, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Maxime Le Forestier, Author - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claude Salmieri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Balatier, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Boucou Pastel, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Yann Martin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Chorus, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Eric Fernandez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abib Ndiaye, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Queen Etémé, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Guéret, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Dutray, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - El Hadji Malik Diouf, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Abdoulaye Aw, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Papa Figaro Diagne, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abib Ndiaye, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - El Hadji Malik Diouf, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Abdoulaye Aw, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Papa Figaro Diagne, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abib Ndiaye, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Queen Etémé, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Guéret, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christophe Dutray, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Pathe Dieng, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Thierry Oliveira, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - El Hadji Malik Diouf, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Abdoulaye Aw, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Papa Figaro Diagne, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Philippe Brun, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Gioacchino Maurici, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Renoult, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ismaël Lo, Interprète Instrumental, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Diane Solo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Olisa, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
Album review
Ismaël Lô has long been thought of as Africa's Bob Dylan, since he performs with guitar and harmonica. But it's a comparison that doesn't work for Senegal, which is a lushly arranged look at his own country. The subjects of his songs -- racism, poverty, famine, and a ferryboat disaster that's commemorated on "Le Jola" -- might be hard-hitting, but they're couched in lulling Afro-pop that seems to take any sting out of the words. Even when the album goes uptempo it never loses control. What's missing, really, is a sense of passion and fire in the music. It's eminently listenable, and Lô's a gorgeous singer and tunesmith, but a starker backdrop might serve him better.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:41
- Main artists: Ismael Lo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Capitol Music France
- Genre: World
© 2006 Capitol Music France ℗ 2006 Capitol Music France
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