On April 17, 2007, “Universal/DDB Records/EmArcy Records” labels released “Red Earth”, the 16^th 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.

1. Afro Blue – Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría
2. Bad Spirits
3. Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko
4. Mama Don’t Ever Go Away
5. Long Time Ago – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter
6. Children Go ‘Round
7. The Griots
8. Oh My Love
9. Four Women – Nina Simone
10. No More
11. Red Earth
12. Meanwhile – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez
13. Compared to What – Lassy “King” Massassy, Gene McDaniels