I Ka Kené Explained

I Ka Kené
Type:Studio album
Artist:Dover
Cover:Dover_I_Ka_Kene.jpg
Released:4 October 2010
Recorded:June–July 2010
Studio:Estudios Reno (Madrid, Spain)
Genre:Electropop, Ethnic
Length:32:43
Label:Sony Music Spain
Producer:Dover, Jesús Antúnez, Chris Lord-Alge
Prev Title:2
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Complications
Next Year:2015

I Ka Kené is the seventh album by the Madrid-based group, Dover, released on 4 October 2010.[1] The title means "Are you fine?" in the Bambara language.[2]

The songs were composed between March 2009 and May 2010. The album itself was recorded and produced by Dover in Reno Studios in Madrid between June 7 and July 9, 2010. Five of the songs have been mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (who has worked with blink-182, Paramore and Simple Plan, among others) in Los Angeles, the rest having been mixed by Jesús Antúnez. The album was mastered by Ted Jensen. Dannayá, the first single, was pre-released onto iTunes on July 31.

The 10 songs on the album are sung in a mixture of English, French and Bambara, all together lasting just over 30 minutes in length. In addition to a regular album, Dover have also released a special edition version that will include a vinyl album and a remix of "Dannaya" by Mexican Institute of Sound.

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

In May 2011, Dover publishes I Ka Kené: The remixes, mostly remixes of "Dannayá", which was popular in some European countries. The album is published only in digital format.[3] [4]

Personnel

Dover

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dover se atreve con ritmos africanos . La Opinión A Coruña . Spanish . 2 October 2010 . Herrero . Javier.
  2. Web site: Learn Bambara – Basics. www.101languages.net. 2019-08-08.
  3. Web site: Dover publica los remixes de "I Ka Kené" en formato digital . Dover . Spanish . 19 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095206/http://www.dover.es/news/dover-publica-i-ka-ken%C3%A9-remixes-en-formato-digital-con-los-mejores-remixes-del-%C3%A1lbum . 18 May 2015 .
  4. Web site: Dover publica "I Ka Kené (The Remixes)" . MondoSonoro . Spanish . 10 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Top 100 álbumes . PDF . 10 October 2010 . Promusicae. Spanish . Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del del 04.10.2010 al 10.10.2010. I Ka Kené, Sem. Actual 14..