On April 17, 2007, “Universal/DDB Records/EmArcy Records” labels released “Red Earth”, the 16th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded August – November 2006, at “Studio Bogolan” in Bamako, Mali, and “Studio Davout” in Paris, and was produced by Jean Marie Durand, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cheick Tidiane Seck.
Personnel:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater- lead vocal
- Cheick Tidiane Seck- calebasse, Fender rhodes, karignan, Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Edsel Gomez – piano
- Ira Coleman- nass
- Minino Garay – cajon, caxixi, cymbals, drums, percussion
- Lansiné Kouyaté – balafon
- Habib “Dia” Sangaré – bolon
- Alou Kouloubali – calebasse
- Lassy “King” Massassy – rap vocals
- “Petit” Adama Diarra – djembe
- Cheick “Sékou” Oumar – djembe
- Djifli Mamadou Sanogo – djembe
- Moussa Sissikho – djembe, soloist
- Maré Sanogo – doum-doum
- Lamine Tounkara – doum-doum
- Aly Wagué – flute
- Gabriel Durand – guitar
- Modibo Kouyaté – guitar
- Jacob Soubeiga – guitar
- Djelimady Tounkara- guitar, soloist
- Benogo Diakite – kamalngoni, soloist
- Mamadou Diabaté – kora
- Cherif Samano – kora
- Yakhoba Sissokho – kora, soloist
- Adama Tounkara – ngoni
- Moriba Koïta – ngoni, soloist
- Bassekou Kouyate- ngoni, soloist
- “Pepito” Sekouba Kouyaté – tamav
- Moussa Sissoko – tama
- Ramata Diakité- vocals
- Oumou Sangare- vocals
- Fatou- background vocals
- Mamani Keïta- vocals, backing vocals
- Fatoumata Kouyaté – vocals, backing vocals
- Kabiné Kouyaté – vocals, backing vocals
- Amy Sacko – vocals, backing vocals
- Baba Sissoko- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Dee Dee Bridgewater, except where noted.
- Afro Blue – Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría
- Bad Spirits
- Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko
- Mama Don’t Ever Go Away
- Long Time Ago – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter
- Children Go ‘Round
- The Griots
- Oh My Love
- Four Women – Nina Simone
- No More
- Red Earth
- Meanwhile – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez
- Compared to What – Lassy “King” Massassy, Gene McDaniels
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