Wally Badarou
Wally Badarou was born in Paris, where his physician parents were educated and his father later served as ambassador from their West African homeland of Cotonon Benin (formerly Dahomey). Although he planned a career as a pilot, he was seduced by synthesizers and rock & roll, eventually becoming a well-known session keyboardist in England and his own Nassau, Bahamas, studio. Badarou's early career included work with M (on the hit "Pop Music"), Joe Cocker, Herbie Hancock, and Island Records artists like Grace Jones, Black Uhuru, and the British funk band Level 42. In addition to his production and keyboard work for Level 42, he has done several film scores, most notably Kiss of the Spider Woman. You can hear both the rhythmic sensitivity of his African heritage and the harmonic sensibility of his classical training in his music. His expressive and sophisticated synthesizer textures are full of life, especially on his more dance-oriented Echoes album. In the nineties he released two albums, 1991's Chief Inspector and 1997's So Why.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Words Of A Mountain
World - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 1 Jan 1989
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Easy Lazy Blues (In the Morning)
Jazz - Released by ISHĒ on 8 May 2014
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Higher Still ...
Alternative & Indie - Released by ISHĒ on 31 Oct 2012
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Purple Lines in the Skies
New Age - Released by ISHĒ on 19 Mar 2017
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The Daiquiri Diaries (Vintage)
Alternative & Indie - Released by ISHĒ on 30 Jan 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo