Senegalese pop star Baaba Maal brings his incredible, haunting voice to London's Royal Festival Hall for this concert recorded on July 13, 1998. Also featured are his backing band, Daande Lenol (Voice of the People), Jamaican guitar master Ernest Ranglin, and Sinead O' Connor's The Screaming Orphans. This eclectic performance plays like a celebration of song and dance as artists from both disciplines band together to create a vibrant festival of rhythm, color and sound.
Steeped in a rich tradition of African music, the concert gives listeners a sampling of numbers seldom heard in the standard top twenty. With instruments like the ngoni (lute), balafon (marimba), and kora (harp-guitar), BAABA MAAL spotlights some of the most exotic arrangements around.
Shot with six digital cameras and 48-track digital sound, BAABA MAAL was among the first concert movies specially made for the DVD format. The pioneering seems to have paid off, boasting a sharp picture that renders the deep stage shadows and brilliant costumes with equal clarity. The sound too comes across with piercing distinction, ushering the viewer into a totally immerse aural experience.
Special features include an exclusive interview with Maal which tops off this energetic feature of uncompromising production values.
