| Masada | ||||
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| Studio album by Alpha Blondy and the Solar System | ||||
| Released | 17 August 1992 | |||
| Recorded | France | |||
| Studio | Studio Davout Recording | |||
| Genre | Roots reggae | |||
| Length | 56:49 | |||
| Label | World Pacific [1] | |||
| Producer | Alpha Blondy | |||
| Alpha Blondy chronology | ||||
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Masada is a studio album by Ivory Coast reggae artist Alpha Blondy, with the Solar System. [2] [3] It was released in 1992 on World Pacific.
The album was very popular in France, where it went double gold. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
The Washington Post wrote that the album "offers an invariably melodic mix of romantic Afro-pop ('Rendezvous'), spiritual things ('God Is One') and political anthems ('Peace in Liberia'), all fashionably arranged to suit Blondy's yearning tenor." [6]
All tracks are written by Alpha Blondy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Masada" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Multipartisme (Médiocratie)" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Rendez-Vous" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "God Is One" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Yéyé" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Desert Storm" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Houphouet Yako" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Peace in Liberia" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Papa Bakoye" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Les Chiens" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Sciences Sans Conscience" | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Fulgence Kassy" | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Ca Me Fait Si Mal" | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Mystic Night Move" | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 56:49 | |
All songs are backed by the Solar System.
