Tchokola

Tchokola
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	May 21, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Studio	Davout, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	53:49
Label	Epic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty, Brice Wassy
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Storytelling (1989) Tchokola (1991) No Absolute Time (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Tchokola is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1991. The rhythm section was recorded on analog tape. All other recording was digitally recorded. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Mam'maï" (Abdou M'Boup, Willy N'For, Jean-Luc Ponty) – 6:00
2. "Sakka Sakka" (Myriam Betty, N'For, Guy N'Sangue, Brice Wassy) – 5:22
3. "Tchokola" (Wassy) – 5:47
4. "Mouna Bowa" (N'sangue, Ponty) – 6:32
5. "N'Fan Môt" (Ponty, Wassy) – 6:10
6. "Yé ké yé ké" (Mory Kanté) – 4:58
7. "Bamako" (Yves N'Djock, Ponty, Wassy) – 4:31
8. "Rhum 'N' Zouc" (Ponty) – 5:04
9. "Cono" (Salif Keita) – 4:56
10. "Bottle Bop" (NDjock, Nsangue, Wassy) – 4:49

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, keyboards, electric violin and viola
• Martin Atangana – guitar
• Yves N'Djock – guitar
• Guy N'Sangue – bass
• Brice Wassy – drums, percussion
• Moustapha Cisse – percussion
• Angélique Kidjo – vocals
• Myriam Betty – vocals
• Esther Dobong'Na Essiène (aka Estha Divine)-vocals
• Kémo Kouyaté – harp, background vocals, Balafon, Kora
• Abdou M'Boup – percussion, bongos, vocals, Sabar, Tama, Bugarabu
• Willy N'For – vocals

Production notes

• Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
• Brice Wassy – producer
• Peter Kelsey – engineer, mixing
• David Coleman – art direction, design
• Nancy Donald – art direction

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)	5

References

1. Jean-Luc Ponty – Tchokola: Review at AllMusic
2. Liner notes for Tchokola.