Joko (from Village to Town)

[Machine Translation] The lyrics of the songs about ethnic pride and African history resonate with the audience. This album was released in 2000. It has been six years since the last album, during which time Yussou participated in the official anthem project for the World Cup, Nena Cherry's album, etc. In her home country of Senegal, Yussou has supported young people and performed live, as well as released CDs and cassettes. In her home country of Senegal, she has been involved in a number of activities such as supporting young artists, performing live, and releasing CDs and cassettes. In Japan, "Of La Di, Of La Da" from this album has been used in commercials since 1996 and has become a hot topic. The songs on this album were written over the past three years and produced by various producers. The most notable of these was the use of Wycliffe John of the Fugees. The result is a restrained sound with basic rhythms based on programming and loops, but with more pop sensibilities than ever before. Lyrics: Bilingual translation included.

民族の誇りやアフリカの歴史を歌った歌詞が心に響く久々の日本発売作!! '00年作品。前作より6年を経て発表されたアルバムだが、その間ユッスーはワールド・カップの公式賛歌プロジェクトやネナ・チェリーのアルバム等に参加。母国セネガルでは若手の支援やライヴに加え、CDやカセットを発表したりと数々の活動をしてきた。そして日本では今作収録の「オブ・ラ・ディ、オブ・ラ・ダ」が'96年よりCMで使われ話題になる。ここに収められた曲の数々は3年前から書き溜められたもので、色々なプロデューサーによって制作された。中でもフージーズのワイクリフ・ジョンの起用が注目された。そうして生まれた今作はプログラミングやループによる基本的なリズムでの抑制のきいたサウンドながら、これまで以上にポップな感覚のある出来上がり。歌詞: 対訳付き。