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Meissa & The Words Masters
Back To Africa

Album FR 2007 on Comet Records label
World (African, Poetry)

This disc was given to me by the label head at the time, as the further great issue, but I'm not sure it was even released. It is poetry and text by authors from the black diaspora, translated in african language, "wolof". ---- Musiciens : Meïssa Mbaye (auteur, compositeur, voix, choeurs) ; Janvier / Tony Allen (batterie) ; Cesar Anot / Hassan Seck / Christian Bocandé dit Kiki B (basse) ; Arona Diagne (balai, calebasse, tambours sabars) ; Jacquot Heivelyan (djembé, tama, hadol, congitas) ; Dimitri Domagala (shekere, shaker, udu) ; André Baille Barrelle (programmation percussions, guitare acoustique) ; Hassan Baye Diop / Hassan Diallo / Ousmane Sow / Sylvain Dubrez (guitare acoustique) ; Samba / Sylvain Dubrez / Ibrahima Soumano (guitare électrique) ; Edouard Hanga (kora) ; Ousmane Sow (claviers Wurlitzer) ; Philippe Montero (claviers Fender Rhodes) ; Lansiné Kouyaté (balafon) ; Seynabou Sané / Samba / Allonymous (chœurs) Guests vocals : Allonymous / Mike Ladd / Jayhem Traduction des poèmes originaux en wolof : Daouda Ndiaye Musique : Meïssa Mbaye Arrangements : Doudou Mbaye ------ Titres : 1. Sang (My Lord - Phillis Weatley - 1753/1784 – USA) 2. Dex (Negro speaks to rivers – Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA) 3. Daanaka (As I grew older - Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA) 4. Pummu raye bi (Home sick blues - Langston Hugues – 1902/1967 – USA) 5. Sama Yaye (Minha Mae – Luis Gama – 1830/1882 – Brésil) 6. Xalaas (Liberty & Slavery – George Moses Horton – 1797/1883 – USA) 7. De la vida (Manuel Gonzalez Prada – 1844/1918 – Pérou) 8. Bununarede (If you must die – Claude Mc Kay – 1889/1948 – USA) 9. Mematan (Nicolas Guillen – 1902/1986 – Cuba) 10. Guinée (Jacques Roumain – 1907/1944 – Haïti) 11. le masque (Wear the mask - Paul Laurence Dunbar – 1872/1906 – USA) 12. Africa (Oneness of interests – Marcus Garvey – 1887/1940 – USA)

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	Meissa , album by
	The Words Masters , album by
	Doudou Mbaye arranged by
	Allonymous voc, bvoc, US backing vocals, guest, vocals
	Lansiné Kouyaté , ML balafon
	Cesar Anot eb, b, FR bass
	Christian Bocandé b, bass
	Hassan Seck b, bass
	Tony Allen dr, *1940 NG drum
	André Baille-Barrelle acg, FR drum programming, acoustic guitar
	Ibrahima Soumano eg, g, electric guitar
	Jayhem voc, bvoc, FR guest, vocals
	Mike Ladd voc, US guest, vocals
	Ousmane Sow acg, key, keyboards, acoustic guitar
	Edouard Hanga kora
	Langston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US author
	Claude McKay , 1889-1948 JM author
	Nicolás Guillén voc, 1902-1989 CU author
	Paul Laurence Dunbar , 1872-1906 US author
	Marcus Garvey voc, 1887-1940 JM author

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