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Refimprove|date=August 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Wally Badarou| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola Badarou| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1955|3|22|df=yes|birth_place = Paris , France | death_date =| instrument = Keyboards, guitar| genre = Synthpop , Pop music|pop , jazz , jazz fusion , progressive rock , African music , Neoclassical (New Age)|neoclassical , Minimalist music|minimalist | occupation = Composer, songwriter, musician, record producer| years_active = 1978–present| label = Barclay Records (1978–1982) Island Records (1982–1995) Blue Mountain Music (1995–2002) Ishe Music (2002 – present)| associated_acts = Level 42 , Compass Point All Stars | website = http://www.wallybadarou.com/| notable_instruments =Wally Badarou (born Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola Badarou , 22 March 1955, Paris , France ) is a musician from Benin .
Biography
A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42 , known for its blend of funk , pop, soul music|soul and rock. He has co-written, performed on and (later) co-produced a number of the band's tracks since its debut album in 1981.
Though not an official member of Level 42, he has long been considered an informal "fifth member"Citation needed|date=June 2011 of what has otherwise usually been a quartet with bassist Mark King (musician)|Mark King , drummer Phil Gould (musician)|Phil Gould , keyboardist Mike Lindup and guitarist Boon Gould .
All the while close to Island Records 's founder Chris Blackwell , he was one of the Compass Point All Stars , the in-house recording team of Compass Point Studios responsible for a long series of album s of the 1980s recorded by Grace Jones , Joe Cocker , Mick Jagger , Black Uhuru , Gwen Guthrie, Jimmy Cliff and Gregory Isaacs .
Badarou's keyboard playing could also be heard on albums by Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer , Marianne Faithfull , Herbie Hancock , M (band)|M ( Pop Muzik ), Talking Heads , Foreigner (band)|Foreigner , Power Station (band)|Power Station , Melissa Etheridge , Manu Dibango and Miriam Makeba .
He produced albums by Fela Kuti , Salif Keita , Wasis Diop , Trilok Gurtu , Carlinhos Brown ; wrote for the film s Countryman (film)|Countryman , and Kiss of the Spider Woman (film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman ; olus directed and wrote for Jean-Paul Goude 's French Bicentennial parade, Bastille Day 1989.
His solo instrumental work includes two albums: Echoes (1983) and Words Of A Mountain (1988). The former included "Chief Inspector", "Mambo" ( Sampling (music)|sampled for Massive Attack 's " Daydreaming (Massive Attack song)|Daydreaming " ( Blue Lines album)), and "Hi-Life". "Chief Inspector" peaked at #46 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1985.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 39
The Words Of A Mountain album is believed to be one of the first fully tapeless recordings in contemporary/new-age history: co-pioneering the computerised home studio concept with other electronic musicians of his generation, Badarou established a reputation on the field with his extensive use of Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 , New England Digital Synclavier , and custom voice-controlled Yamaha digital mixers.Citation needed|date=June 2011 Badarou also helped organise the Kora All Africa Music Awards in 1997, while co-writing and producing So Why , a charity album for the International Committee of the Red Cross|ICRC , conceived as a call against ethnic cleansing in Africa, featuring Youssou N'Dour and Papa Wemba .
He has been embracing stage acting since the early 2000s, and never stopped showing interest in aviation, movies, science-fiction and philosophy.
By the end of 2009, starting with Fisherman , a 15 mn long " marathon in afro-beat territory ",Official Wally Badarou web site http://www.wallybadarou.com . Badarou released his latest album ( The Unnamed Trilogy ): online exclusively, one single at a time, via the JukeSticker, a direct and sharable transaction tool: " At very long last, my fans are to receive the music that never stopped haunting me all these years. The whole of it will be available as a physical collector set, once the three albums are fully revealed ".
http://www.cosmicdisco.co.uk/2008/01/30/wally-badarou-the-prophet-speaks www.cosmicdisco.co.uk 'The Prophet Speaks' Exclusive Wally Badarou Interview
http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/wally-badarou--wally-street-journals Wally Badarou RBMA video lecture session
http://testpressing.org/2009/04/22/an-interview-with-wally-badarou-part-one/ Wally Badarou interview on Test Pressing ( http://testpressing.org)
Level 42 Use dmy dates|date=August 2010Use British English|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Badarou, Wally | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = France|French / Benin ese musician | DATE OF BIRTH = 22 March 1955 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Paris , France | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Badarou, Wally Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Level 42 members Category:Tom Tom Club members Category:Beninese musicians Category:French keyboardists
