Though his career stems from modest beginnings, the Senegalese singer, guitarist and percussionist Baaba Maal is one of the most renowned musicians in the world. At a young age, Maal devoted himself ...

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 ...

Baaba Maal was inspired as much by thirst for adventure as for learning when, as a young Paris conservatory student, he persuaded his teachers to let him spend two years collecting songs and stories ...

When Baaba Maal comes to the Fillmore on Saturday, August 11, Bay Area audiences will get to hear a voice that is one of the wonders of the modern world: His expansive, slightly nasal tenor slides ...

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 ...

Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal has been recording for close to four decades, and at age 69 he still sounds relentlessly, almost eerily contemporary. While his first album, 1984’s Djam Leelii, ...

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 ...

Sunday's concert at the Hollywood Bowl was billed as an evening of African funk, but the moniker proved inadequate as the Senegalese singer Baaba Maal and Benin's Angelique Kidjo demonstrated in two ...

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After an eight-year break, Senegalese recording artist Baaba Maal will release "Television," his first album of all-new recorded material since 2001's "Missing You." By Michael D. Ayers, Billboard, ...

If socially conscious worldbeat star Baaba Maal hadn't followed his heart, he might have ended up a humble fisherman, or -- God forbid -- a lawyer. Thankfully, he chose the same path as blind ...