I sometimes have a very difficult time categorizing music. Is something reggae, dancehall, or raga? Is it soul or R&B? Rock or pop? Rap or hip-hop? Country or western? I personally do not like having to tie songs or artists to a single category, but readers often demand it because it offers them a frame of reference by which they can determine whether they will like or dislike something. With Senegalese vocalist Baaba Maal, and particularly with the title song from his most recent album
Television, I am afraid you are out of luck. While his vocal stylings are decidedly Senegalese, his songs run the stylistic gamut. Frankly, I like that! Baaba Maal is a musical grab bag; you never know what you're going to get, but it's almost always a treat.
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