Immigrés

Immigrés
Studio album by Youssou N'Dour
Released 1988
Recorded 1984
Genre World, Mbalax
Label Earthworks
Producer Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour chronology
Nelson Mandela
(1986)
Immigrés
(1988)
The Lion
(1989)

Immigrés is a 1984 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(B+)[2]

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 All Music terms it "almost a classic".[1]
This album appears on the Robert Dimery's 1001 albums you must hear before you die.

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

Performance

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Immigrés at AllMusic
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. Christgau, Robert. Youssou N'Dour Robert Christgau online. Accessed September 2, 2007.
  4. Considine, J.D. and Michaelangelo Matos. (2004) Youssou N'Dour. Rolling Stone. Accessed September 2, 2007.
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