Wasis Diop Toxu CD

TOXU is the second release from Senegalese singer and guitarist Wasis Diop, and features "Defaal Lu Wor," his cover of Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime," as well as 15 other tracks.

Toxu, Wasis Diop's follow-up to his breakthrough record No Sant, is an equally impressive amalgam of African rhythms, reggae, funk, blues, pop, and soul. ~ Leo Stanley

Toxu, Wasis Diop's follow-up to his breakthrough record No Sant, is an equally impressive amalgam of African rhythms, reggae, funk, blues, pop, and soul. [Mercury Records also issued an edition with bonus tracks.] ~ Leo Stanley

He was introduced to most of the world from the placement of 'Everything (Is Never Quite Enough)' on the motion picture soundtrack of 'The Thomas Crown Affair'. His Africanized version of Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime" (titled here "Defaal Lu Wor") brings a fresh alternate perspective of the pop classic that even David Byrne is surely proud of. His voice sounds like Eddy Grant if he were from Africa. This is the Senegalese guitarist's second album originally released in 1998. Quite simply, this is just one of those records that you can't stop listening to...it's that good. A new listening adventure awaits with every track that plays.

CD contains 3 bonus tracks.

Adapter: Wasis Diop.

Personnel: Wasis Diop (vocals, guitar); Wally Badarou (vocals, piano, keyboards); Kaoru (vocals, background vocals); Mieko Shimizu, Lena Fiagbe, Mariam, Beth Hirsch (vocals); Pierre Jaconelli, Christian Seguret, Xavier Derouin (guitar); Lokua Kanza (acoustic guitar); Olivier Mellano (violone); Giovanni Cremonini (cello); Alain Ganne, Yasuaki Shimizu (saxophone); Patrick Goraguer (piano, drums); Oliver Delevingne (keyboards, programming); Eric Travaille (keyboards); Steve Shehan (drums, percussion); Idrissa Diop (sabar, percussion, background vocals); Stefano Genovese (percussion); Matthew Vaughan (programming); Anne Calvert, Nayanka Bell (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Bertrand Chatnet.

Arranger: Phillip Osman.