Nothing's In Vain

Youssou N'Dour - Nothing's In Vain

Nothing's In Vain
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Artist: Youssou N'Dour
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-10-22
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
  1. Ta? bi (Heat, Breeze, Tenderness)
  2. Moor Ndaje (Mr. Everywhere)
  3. Li ma weesu (As in a Mirror)
  4. Genn? (For Those Displaced)
  5. La femme est l'avenir de l'amour (Women Are the Future of Love)
  6. Mb?gg??l noonu la (Because Love's Like That)
  7. Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux (There Is No Happy Love)
  8. Sagal ko (Honor Her)
  9. C'est l'amour (It's Love)
  10. Doole (Show Your True Mettle)
  11. So Many Men
  12. Yaru (The Makings of Respect)
  13. Africa, Dream Again

Free Music Notes for Nothing's In Vain

Free Music Review: Critics belittle pure beauty; true fans appreciate N'Dour
Hit: 5 Stars

Lovers of pure musical beauty, don't take the negative critics seriously. Have they, or can they, ever created such lush melody? I doubt it. Youssou has given us the most gorgeous releases; I have yet to listen to one that deserves a negative comment about his incorporation of Western influences. Insisting on only traditional instruments and arrangements is an attempt to control and enslave an artist to the critics' own idea of what the artist should be like. About as absurd as saying jazz fusion stinks. Listen over and over - this is musical perfection pure beauty!

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The traditional acoustic instruments such as the West African folk harp (kora), the Senegalwse lute (xalam) and violin (riti) are featured side-by-side with Senegalese percussion (sabar) and the familiar sound of chattering guitars. With a range of instrumental color more striking than ever, bouncing polyrhythms and soaring vocals that are among the most assured of his career. Nonesuch. 2002.
These days, Youssou N'Dour's Western releases seem to have more in common with florid '70s pop than his signature mbalax sound. This stunningly gifted singer is vastly overqualified for such uncomplicated material, and his rootsy acoustic backup band is repeatedly compromised by glaringly out-of-place programmed drums and synth patches. Most of the tunes were composed by N'Dour, but the set list also includes a chanson by Georges Brassens plus a cloying duet with French pop star Pascal Obispo. Why? Debates about authenticity are useless and demeaning, but N'Dour is clearly underestimating his potential non-African audiences. Meanwhile, longtime listeners still crave the dangerous beauty, visceral thrills, and ornate, jagged time signatures that characterize his Senegalese output. En passant, it is worth noting that Olatunji, Miriam Makeba, and Cesaria Evora all achieved lasting international fame by providing an irresistible alternative to the prevailing status quo, not more of the same in another language. --Christina Roden

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