Troubadour is a Hip-Hop album by K'naan, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Hip-Hop
- warm
- uplifting
- bohemian
About
The third major-label album from Somalian/Canadian artist K'Naan, (following the critically acclaimed <i>The Dusty Foot Philosopher<i> and live follow-up <i>The Dusty Foot On the Road</i>), <i>Troubadour</i> is another collection of mostly upbeat joints that fuse rap, rock, pop, reggae, and global activism, with several triumphant African-pride tracks ("T.I.A." and "Somalia") as well as a great romantic number ("Fatima") and a comical tale of the broke, struggling artist ("15 Minutes Away"). Genre-wise, the music flows over rap and rock beats, adding hooks, breaking heads and breaking hearts with his story of survival growing up in Mogadishu. Fittingly, the featured guests are an extraordinarily diverse bunch, including Damian Marley, Metallica bassist Kirk Hammett, old-school rapper Chubb Rock, and Adam Levine from Maroon 5. Other key tracks include "Dreamers," "ABC’s," and "America" with Mos Def and Chali 2na.</i></i>
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Tracklist
- 1T.I.A.3:38
- 2ABC's (feat. Chubb Rock) [Chubb Rock Version]3:09
- 3Dreamer4:32
- 4I Come Prepared (feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)4:09
- 5Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)3:03
- 6If Rap Gets Jealous (feat. Kirk Hammett)3:39
- 7Wavin' Flag3:40
- 8Somalia3:33
- 9America (feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na)4:45
- 10Fatima5:01
- 11Fire In Freetown4:36
- 12Take a Minute4:06
- 1315 Minutes Away4:56
- 14People Like Me6:17
- 15Wavin' Flag (feat. will.i.am & David Guetta)3:30
- 16Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)3:32
- 17Wavin' Flag (feat. David Bisbal) [Coca-Cola Spanish Celebration Mix]3:52
- 18Does It Really Matter3:54
- 19Wavin' Flag (The Making Of - iTunes Exclusive)2:48
Credits
Performers
- RayzakBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Chubb RockFEATURING
- Matt CappyTRUMPET BACKING VOCALS ARRANGED BY
- Damian MarleyFEATURING
- Bruno MarsBASS DRUMS GUITAR
- Adam LevineFEATURING BACKING VOCALS
- James ValentineGUITAR
- Phillip LawrencePERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS PROGRAMMED BY
- Don GilmoreBASS KEYBOARDS
- Matt FlynnDRUMS
- Kirk HammettFEATURING
- Gannin ArnoldGUITAR
- Vernon ReidGUITAR
- Steve "Styles" RodriguezBASS
- Ron HaneyGUITAR
- Nate StallworthKEYBOARDS
- Onree GillKEYBOARDS
- Mychael DannaSTRINGS COMPOSED BY
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold