It was almost inevitable that Baaba Maal would one day call an album The Traveller because for the Senegalese veteran travel and music are inextricable. The singer and guitarist belongs to the ...

In West Africa, Europe and the world-music scene, the beloved Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal is a superstar. He's long been known for bridging the griot tradition of West African bards with ...

The song celebrates fishermen, the clan from which Baabal Maal comes, rather than from a long line of griots, who would normally praise the rich and powerful. Many of the songs on this always intense ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Via email, Maal explained that the tour, which includes ...

Two minutes and 35 seconds into "Fulani Rock," the rousing opening track on Baaba Maal's aptly titled The Traveller, there comes a strange worlds-colliding moment. Atop a dense and somewhat dissonant ...

This album aims to nudge one of Africa's biggest stars into the North American consciousness. Maal mixes electronic elements with the welcome addition of Sabina Sciubba (vocals) and Didi Gutman ...

Toronto's Aga Khan Museum has announced an in-house residency from Grammy-nominated Senegalese singer, guitarist and percussionist Baaba Ma... This album aims to nudge one of Africa's biggest stars ...