Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
After a good deal of time on the world music scene, Wasis Diop finally received his first best-of compilation in 2003 dually on Mercury and Wrasse with Everything Is Never Quite Enough. The tracks appearing on the album are culled from his previous three albums Wasis Diop Sings Hyenes (the soundtrack to a film directed by his late brother), No Sant, and Toxu, as well as the stray album-opening "Le passeur" from L'Odyssee de l'Espece. Despite his obvious classification into the world music genre, Diop carries influences from far and wide and incorporates them all into his music, be they of the world variety or otherwise. Jazz and rock have perhaps the strongest roles within his music, but only in tangential ways. The sound can best be described as pop, but in a manner entirely different from the usual (and now negative) connotations of the label. Vocals are always the lead instruments, and Diop's guitar the second, with instruments both European and African taking their places further down in the pecking order, but adding subtle effects to the main sound structure gives the songs their real emotion and flavor. Without going into detail of the multiple varied influences and contributions of various musics on each song (which changes from track to track), one can simply summarize the album as a collection of works influenced by the concept and execution of travel, both physically and musically. It's an extremely high quality affair, and fans of African music (though not purists), cross-cultural sounds, and quality in general should be quite pleased with the results.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr124,99/month
Yvan Cassar, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Chevalier, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wasis Diop, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Eden Musique Prod
Beth Hirsch, Author - Xavier Derouin, Composer - Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, Composer, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Lena Fiagbe, Author, FeaturedArtist - Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Mercury Music Group
Amina, Author - Wasis Diop, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Khadija Laurence, Author
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
JERRY HARRISON, ComposerLyricist - Brian Eno, ComposerLyricist - David Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Chris Frantz, ComposerLyricist - Tina Weymouth, ComposerLyricist - Wasis Diop, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Lena Fiagbe, Author, FeaturedArtist - Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Mercury Music Group
Loy Ehrlich, Composer - Wasis Diop, Composer, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Wally Badarou, Interprète Vocal, AssociatedPerformer - Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Herve Pinard, Author
℗ 1998 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Mercury Music Group
Wasis Diop, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Mercury Music Group
Album review
After a good deal of time on the world music scene, Wasis Diop finally received his first best-of compilation in 2003 dually on Mercury and Wrasse with Everything Is Never Quite Enough. The tracks appearing on the album are culled from his previous three albums Wasis Diop Sings Hyenes (the soundtrack to a film directed by his late brother), No Sant, and Toxu, as well as the stray album-opening "Le passeur" from L'Odyssee de l'Espece. Despite his obvious classification into the world music genre, Diop carries influences from far and wide and incorporates them all into his music, be they of the world variety or otherwise. Jazz and rock have perhaps the strongest roles within his music, but only in tangential ways. The sound can best be described as pop, but in a manner entirely different from the usual (and now negative) connotations of the label. Vocals are always the lead instruments, and Diop's guitar the second, with instruments both European and African taking their places further down in the pecking order, but adding subtle effects to the main sound structure gives the songs their real emotion and flavor. Without going into detail of the multiple varied influences and contributions of various musics on each song (which changes from track to track), one can simply summarize the album as a collection of works influenced by the concept and execution of travel, both physically and musically. It's an extremely high quality affair, and fans of African music (though not purists), cross-cultural sounds, and quality in general should be quite pleased with the results.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:04
- Main artists: Wasis Diop
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Mercury Records
- Genre: World
© 2003 Mercury Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2003 Mercury Music Group
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.