Immigrés

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Immigrés

1984 studio album by Youssou N'Dour

Immigrés is an album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. AllMusic remarks that the album is "a good part of what put [N'Dour] on the international map".[1]

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Though the album has been criticized for its use of synthesizers,[1] it has been praised as a showcase for N'Dour's voice.[3] Rolling Stone described the album as "wonderfully moving,"[4] and AllMusic terms it "almost a classic".[1]

NME ranked it number 18 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984,[5] and it was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]

Track listing

Except where noted, all tracks composed by Youssou N'Dour:

  1. "Immigrés/Bitim Rew" – 7:03
  2. "Pitche Mi" (Kabou Gueye) – 9:27
  3. "Taaw" – 11:56
  4. "Badou" – 5:35

Personnel

  • Youssou N'Dour – vocals
Le Super Etoile de Dakar

Production

  • Daniel Bujon – mixing
  • Jenny Cathcart – liner notes
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Youssou N'Dour – producer

References

  1. [1]
    Immigrés at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    Robert Christgau review
  3. [3]
    Christgau, Robert. Youssou N'Dour Robert Christgau online. Accessed September 2, 2007.
  4. [4]
    Considine, J.D. and Michaelangelo Matos. (2004) Youssou N'Dour. Rolling Stone. Accessed September 2, 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. [6]
    Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
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