Bambay Gueej
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| Bambay Gueej | ||||
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| Released | 1999 2000 (International) | |||
| Studio | Studio Xippi | |||
| Label | World Circuit Nonesuch[1] | |||
| Producer | Nick Gold, Youssou N'Dour | |||
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Bambay Gueej is an album by the Senegalese musician Cheikh Lô.[2][3] It was released toward the end of 1999, with an international release in 2000.[4][5] Lô supported the album with a European tour.[6]
Produced by Nick Gold and Youssou N'Dour, the album was recorded at N'Dour's Studio Xippi, in Dakar, Senegal.[7][4] Pee Wee Ellis arranged the horn charts; Richard Egües played flute.[8][9] Oumou Sangaré sang on "Bobo-Dioulasso".[1] Lô was influenced as much by Cuban music as by mbalax.[10]
The title track is about the Senegalese religious figure Amadou Bamba; it roughly translates as "Bamba, Ocean of Peace".[11][12] The lyrics of many of the songs were inspired by Sufism.[13]
