Orchestra Baobab - Pirates Choice (1982; 2001)

'Pirates Choice' was recorded in two-track studios in one take - no overdubs, no second thoughts - and done with such ease and effortlessness that it has become truly a slice of history. First released on World Circuit in 1989, the album captured the legendary Senegalese group Orchestra Baobab in one of their last studio sessions in 1982. The album is an undiluted, soulful and mellow session where the musicians laid down rhythmic grooves over favourite Baobab songs, revealing the huge influence Cuban music had on them. This re-release is remastered, repackaged and augmented with a second CD of 6 previously-unissued bonus tracks. Personnel: Issa Cissako - (tenor saxophone), Barthelemy Attisso - (lead guitar), Papa Ba - (rhythm guitar), Adama Sarr - (guitar), Charlie Antoine N'Biay - (bass), Balla Sidibe - (vocals, timbales), Radolphe Gomis, Nbjanga Dieng, Medoune Diall, Mapenda Seck - (vocals), Mountaga Kouyate - (percussion, tumba)

Tracklist:
01. Orchestra Baobab - Utrus Horas (8:40)
02. Orchestra Baobab - Coumba (7:43)
03. Orchestra Baobab - Ledi Ndieme M'Bodj (8:54)
04. Orchestra Baobab - Werente Serigne (6:44)
05. Orchestra Baobab - Ray M'bele (6:58)
06. Orchestra Baobab - Soldadi (8:03)
07. Orchestra Baobab - Ngalam (9:32)
08. Orchestra Baobab - Toumaranke (6:59)
09. Orchestra Baobab - Foire Internationale (7:41)
10. Orchestra Baobab - La Rebellion (7:55)
11. Orchestra Baobab - Ndiaga Niaw (7:46)
12. Orchestra Baobab - Balla Daffe (7:19)