Album 1992 on Columbia label
Pop, Folk, World and (African)
Catalog # on disc and spine: 471186 2; on back cover: COL 471186 2 Recorded at Xippi Studio, Dakar, October 1991 Mixed at Platinum Island Studio, New York, November 1991 Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, February 1992 [On disc:] 01-471186-10 [On back cover:] 02-471186-10 Made in Austria
![]() | Youssou N'Dour voc, bvoc, *1959 SN lead vocals, backing vocals, leader, producer, album by, written by, arranged by |
![]() | Thierno Koite as, ts, SN alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
![]() | Habib Faye key, b, 1965-2018 SN bass guitar, keyboards, co-producer, written by, arranged by |
![]() | Babacar Faye perc, djm, bvoc, djembe, backing vocals, percussion, other senegalese percussion, drums, sabar |
![]() | Fallilou Niang drums |
![]() | Ibrahima Cissé keyboards |
![]() | Jean-Philippe Rykiel key, *1961 FR keyboards, co-producer, written by, arranged by |
![]() | Mamadou Mbaye g, lead guitar |
![]() | Papa Oumar N'Gom rhythm guitar |
![]() | Assane Thiam perc, talking drum, tama |
![]() | Issa Cissoko ts, SN tenor saxophone |
![]() | Charlie Lagond fl, ts, cl, tenor saxophone |
![]() | Lee Robertson tb, trombone |
![]() | Ken Fradley tr, trumpet |
![]() | Lamine Faye g, *1959 SN acoustic guitar, written by |
![]() | Billly Congoma And The Sandial Assiko Band , ashiko |
![]() | Abdoulaye Diouf , vocals, spoken passage in serrer |
Christopher Austopchuk art direction |
Ousseynou Ndiaye backing vocals |
Nicky Lindeman design |
Axel Niehaus engineer, assistant mixing |
Mamadou N'Dour engineer, assistant |
N'Diaga N'Dour engineer, assistant |
Lisa Jackson executive-producer |
Spike Lee executive-producer |
Thomas Rome executive-producer |
Greg Calbi mastered by |
Anthony Barboza photography by |
Karen N'Dour photography by |
Michel Bocandé photography by |
Michel Sauvage recorded by, mixed by, producer, associate producer |
Mark Richardson technician, chief technician |
Ousseynou Ndoye technician, technical assistant |
Jean-Philippe Rykiel recorded by, partially, recorded by, mixed by |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | New Africa | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour | 3:43 |
2 | ![]() | Live Television | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 5:59 |
3 | ![]() | No More | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Lamine Faye, Thomas Rome, Youssou N'Dour | 4:14 |
4 | ![]() | Country Boy | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michel Sauvage, Youssou N'Dour | 4:03 |
5 | ![]() | Hope | Youssou N'Dour | Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 5:27 |
6 | ![]() | Africa Remembers | Youssou N'Dour | Youssou N'Dour | 9:22 |
7 | ![]() | Couple's Choice | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour | 5:33 |
8 | ![]() | Yo Lé Lé (Fulani Groove) | Youssou N'Dour | Traditional | 6:24 |
9 | ![]() | Survie | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 4:39 |
10 | ![]() | Am Am | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour | 4:13 |
11 | ![]() | Marie-Madeleine La Saint-Louisienne | Youssou N'Dour | Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 3:49 |
12 | ![]() | Useless Weapons | Youssou N'Dour | Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 4:08 |
13 | ![]() | The Same | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Youssou N'Dour | 5:12 |
14 | Things Unspoken | Youssou N'Dour | Habib Faye, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Youssou N'Dour | 7:02 |
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