| 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.
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]