Immigrés


Immigrés is an album by Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour. AllMusic remarks that the album is "a good part of what put on the international map".

Critical reception

Though the album has been criticized for its use of synthesizers, it has been praised as a showcase for N'Dour's voice. Rolling Stone described the album as "wonderfully moving," and AllMusic terms it "almost a classic".
NME ranked it number 18 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984, and it was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

Except where noted, all tracks composed by Youssou N'Dour:
  1. "Immigrés/Bitim Rew" – 7:03
  2. "Pitche Mi" – 9:27
  3. "Taaw" – 11:56
  4. "Badou" – 5:35

    Personnel

Performance