Baaba Maal

Simon Emmerson obituary

Founder of the bands Afro Celt Sound System and the Imagined Village, who produced albums by Manu Dibango and Baaba Maal

Robin Denselow

23, Mar, 2023 @5:51 PM

Walton Dangarembizi obituary

Other lives: Music promoter who was also a DJ and drummer, and ran a club at the Africa Centre in London

Tanaka Dangarembizi

12, Mar, 2023 @12:07 PM

Baaba Maal review – Senegalese superstar goes back to basics

Armed with just his acoustic guitar, the singer reminded us what a remarkable musician he is

Robin Denselow

01, May, 2018 @11:10 AM

New Order, James Blake and more reviewed – Saturday's music at Glastonbury 2016

From Anna Meredith in the morning to New Order at night, our writers were out and about yesterday scouring Glastonbury for the best music

Caspar Llewellyn Smith, Michael Hann, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Kate Hutchinson, Gwilym Mumford and Harriet Gibsone

26, Jun, 2016 @6:00 AM

Baaba Maal review – brilliant, annoying but always unexpected

Showcasing his first new album in seven years, the Sengalese superstar was on impressive, if occasionally frustrating, form

Robin Denselow

21, Jan, 2016 @12:24 PM

Baaba Maal: The Traveller review – compelling fusions

The Senegalese superstar travels in all directions on his 11th studio album

Kitty Empire

17, Jan, 2016 @8:00 AM

Top 10 picks of Celtic Connections 2016

From James Robertson to Baaba Maal, John Grant to Lau, here are 10 must-see concerts at Glasgow’s festival of roots music

Kate Molleson

14, Jan, 2016 @1:07 PM

Senegal: a trip to Baaba Maal's music festival

Kevin Perry joins thousands of fans from West Africa as they flock to the Blues du Fleuve festival in Podor, the singer’s hometown

Kevin Perry

03, Jan, 2016 @6:00 AM

The BBC's God Only Knows cover – every performance reviewed and rated

The BBC’s new promo clip was unveiled on Wednesday night. But who brought the starpower? Who fell flat? And was the BBC taking the mickey out of Chris Martin?

Michael Hann

08, Oct, 2014 @11:57 AM

Africa Express in Marseille - review

The music collective rolled into town with performances from Bassekou Kouyate, Jupiter Bokondji and Damon Albarn, among many others, who kept the crowd going all night

Caspar Llewellyn Smith

24, Oct, 2013 @2:26 PM