Djam Leelii

Surprisingly good

I like the base of it, but it gets a bit too repetitive.

2.5/5

One of the better world music album, not idea what he’s singing about but the music and vocals just flow so well together I can enjoy the music with out knowing what it means,

Dude is from Senegal. This shit is fantastic. Really interesting! Guitar work is fantastic, and there are some really cool tribal drum shit going on too.

Favourite songs: Lam Tooro, Djam Leelii, Muudo Hormo, Salminanam, Sehilam

Least favourite songs: Taara

4/5

Not something I find enjoyable.

Afrikanische Rhythmen mit soliden Gitarren und Schlagzeugelementen. Leider sind die starken ethnischen Einflüsse schwierig und führen zu einem schwachen Gesamteindruck. Hierdurch verliert sich das Konzept des Albums. Gute Einzelsongs haben sich auch nicht aufgetan.

I liked it. I know nothing about this kind of music, and I can’t say I’ll be seeking it out to listen to, but it was fun and pleasing.

Finally something different, after 2 weeks of stuff I pretty much already owned, we get into something that I wouldn't normally stumbleupon. This was so relaxing, just a peaceful vibe.

Stuff like this is why I signed up for this

Interesting but hard to connect to. The sparse instrumentals don't really give me a ton to latch onto especially when I can't understand the lyrics.

What the fuck is this?!
This was a little treat. I sometimes find myself enjoying instrumental works or music with lyrics that aren't the focus either because they are washed out or in this case a foreign language. I would love to know the translated lyrics to this album and I briefly tried to find them before I gave up, but sometimes the mood the music evokes is worth not knowing. I loved all the instrumentation on this album. I see it was recorded in 1984 but it wasn't released until 1989. I wonder why it took 5 years to release? The music sounds both very old and very modern at the same time. The fusion of the modern guitar combined with Baaba Maal's singing which sounds very Arabian is very soothing and interesting (not sure what language most of this is... I thought I may have heard some French but it may be a mixture?). Without being able to focus on the meaning of the lyrics, this is a very meditative album. It also displays a wide range of moods, sometimes happy, sometimes not so happy, sometimes upbeat, sometimes droning (in the best way). Repetition plays a large role in this album and I am not mad about it. That is what gives it its meditative quality. Some songs sound like the same string is being plucked over and over and over on the guitar but for some reason it isn't annoying. I did find myself starting to lose interest in the later songs because it is a decently long album, but I think had I started this album in the middle I would have enjoyed them as much as the first songs. It's just not easy to digest in one sitting. Generally though I liked every song and would love to hear them again.

This one is not for me. I actually like the sound, and almost all of the tracks, but why in the world are they so long? Nothing evolves... The sound at the start of a track will be the sound at the end of the track.

I had heard of Baaba Maal but can't say that I had heard anything he had done outside of the Black Panther movies. I feel like he's the first one on this list for me that I actually knew about but had never listened to. So I sort of knew what to expect with this album.
It's very interesting to me to hear an artist from West Africa who was influenced by American blues, jazz, soul, and R&B which were all really based on African music in the first place. I enjoyed this album and would definitely listen to it again if I was in the right mood.

fun facts!
Senegal is home to:
- a tiny car-free island made from seashells;
- seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites;
- Africa’s tallest statue;
- rivers with killer hippopotamuses;
- a pink lake.

There has been work done to build a "Great Green Wall" from Senegal's capital, Dakar, to Djibouti, Djibouti. The wall is made of trees and meant to hold back expansion of the Sahara.

This was a nice listen, but a little long and boring.

It's nice enough and made with enough skill, it's just not my thing at all.

Afro-Islamic transcendent vibes baby!

Shame it felt far too long, I got bored after 30 mins. 2.5

I love to explore world music but this is a bit too much even for me

Sounds nice, no idea what they're saying. I like the guitars and the singing's fine, I just doubt I will ever go out of my way to listen again. Tracks that caught my attention: Djam Leeli, Sehalam, Daana Lenol.

I greatly enjoyed this. I suspect you have to be in the right mood for it, but I found myself to be in the right mood twice 12 hours apart. Repetitive and hypnotic, but I consider that to be a positive. A very strong 4/5.

Not quite in the "desert-rock" genre where the rhythms are absoulutely relentless. This is more "desert-folk" I guess, it's softer, kinder, certainly more relaxed. More at home next to a river than a sandstone mountain in the blistering heat