Personnel: Baaba Maal (vocals, guitar); Luciano (vocals); Assane N'Doye Cisse (guitar, sabar); Barry Reynolds (guitar); Kauwding Cissokho (kora); Tania Lo (saxophone, background vocals); Baayo Ndiaye (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jon Hassell (trumpet); Hilaire Chaby Harry (keyboards); Elhadji Niang (bass); Alioune Diouf (drums); Bakhane Seck (percussion, djembe); Ndongo Mbaye, Mabaye Diagne (percussion, sabar); Thio Mbaye (djembe); Massamba Diop, Badara Seck, Luis Jardim, Groko, Barou Sal (percussion); Paul "Groucho" Smykle (programming); Mansour Seck, The Screaming Orphans (background vocals). Producers include: Simon Emmerson, Paul "Groucho" Smykle, Brain Eno, Howie B, Jon Hassell. Senegalese singer Baaba Maal's latest album is the result of a merging of cultures and was a collective effort on the part of several well-known British producers (including Brian Eno) as well as a range of musical collaborators. NOMAD SOUL is an explosion of joyous sound, with a tendency to emphasize the songs' melodies and vocal harmonies rather than their rhythms and beats, which Maal keeps understated compared to many African musical traditions. A mix of Senegalese and English vocals adds to the sense of multi-cultural exploration; "Souka Nayo (I Will Follow You)," has strong Celtic influences, which are more subtle on "Cherie," and the lovely, acoustic "Koni." Maal's breath-taking vocals take center stage on one song after another, yet they seem to be energized and held aloft by the music and voices of his collaborators.