syn, *1955 FR, Paris
Musician of Electronic
A.k.a. Waliou Jacques Daniel Badarou
Wally Badarou was born 1955 in Paris. 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 (2) (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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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Unnamed Trilogy | Wally Badarou | 2017 | Album |
Mambo | Wally Badarou | 2011 | Album |
Colors Of Silence: Musical Poetry For Yoga | Wally Badarou | 2001 | Album |
Chief Inspector (Nomad Soul Remix) | Wally Badarou | 1991 | Single |
The Lunatic / The Lunatic Theme | Admiral Tibet / Wally Badarou | 1990 | Single |
Words Of A Mountain | Wally Badarou | 1989 | Album |
1989 - La Marche Des Mille | Wally Badarou | 1989 | Single |
The Dachstein Angels | Wally Badarou | 1989 | Single |
Words Of A Mountain | Wally Badarou | 1989 | Album |
Chief Inspector | Wally Badarou | 1986 | Compil. |
Original Soundtrack With Music & Dialogue: Kiss Of The Spider Woman | John Neschling / Nando Carneiro and Wally Badarou | 1985 | Album |
Chief Inspector | Wally Badarou | 1985 | Single |
Chief Inspector / Novela Das Nove | Wally Badarou | 1985 | Album |
Spiderwoman (Novela Das Nove) | Wally Badarou | 1985 | Single |
Addicted To Love / Chief Inspector | Robert Palmer / Wally Badarou | 1985 | Single |
Echoes | Wally Badarou | 1984 | Album |
Hi-Life | Wally Badarou | 1984 | Single |
Padlock (Special Mixes) | Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson | 1983 | Album |
Island Visual Arts Introduces Wally Badarou | Wally Badarou | 1982 | Album |
Theme From Countryman | Wally Badarou | 1982 | Single |
He Was A Rasta In London Town | Wally Badarou | 1980 | Single |
Back To Scales To-Night | Wally Badarou | 1980 | Album |
She Turns Me On | Wally Badarou | 1980 | Single |