It's been three years since Senegalese singer Baaba Maal released a new record (Missing You, Palm Pictures 2001), but in that time he's lost none of his spark. If anything, Maal seems to acquire ...

It was almost inevitable that Baaba Maal would one day call an album The Traveller because for the Senegalese veteran travel and music are inextricable. The singer and guitarist belongs to the ...

Walking through the doors from the freezing, wintry Oval, and into brightly lit Weigel Hall, guests were transported from Columbus to Africa for one magical evening Thursday night. Senegal superstar ...

The Senegalese singer calls on the world to act in West Africa In Baaba Maal's new role as Oxfam Ambassador he urged the world to respond to the food crisis in West and Central Africa before it is too ...

In West Africa, Europe and the world-music scene, the beloved Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal is a superstar. He's long been known for bridging the griot tradition of West African bards with ...

Why did you choose Africa Utopia as a title? We said maybe it should be how you want to see Africa in the future, going into the 21st [century] in the right way, or about what Africa has in its beauty ...

When Baaba Maal sings, he sings not for his hometown Podor, nor for Dakar, nor even for Senegal. When Baaba Maal sings, he sings for Africa. Africa's passion, her colourful traditions and her ...

Senegalese legend Baaba Maal will be in Johannesburg for the Africa Day concert. Indisputably one of the African continents most important performers, Maal will be joined on stage by guitarist and ...

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - When Baaba Maal released his last album “The Traveller” in 2016, the Senegalese singer and guitarist wasn’t sure he would put out another record. Six years on, he is back ...

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Baaba Maal has a bed big enough to sleep six people in either direction. We’re at his house in Podor, his hometown at the northernmost point of Senegal, and he’s giving me the tour. If they made MTV ...

Baaba Maal remembers the hopes and dreams of his motherBaaba Maal remembers the hopes and dreams of his mother ...