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]

I Ka Kené
Studio album by
Released4 October 2010
RecordedJune–July 2010
StudioEstudios Reno (Madrid, Spain)
GenreElectropop, Ethnic
Length32:43
LabelSony Music Spain
ProducerDover, Jesús Antúnez, Chris Lord-Alge
Dover chronology
2
(2007)
I Ka Kené
(2010)
Complications
(2015)
Singles from I Ka Kené
  1. "Dannayá"
    Released: 31 July 2010
  2. "Under Your Spell"
    Released: 24 January 2011

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

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Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Dannayá"3:07
2."Under Your Spell"3:07
3."Any Love"3:14
4."Junette"3:22
5."Solitaire"2:54
6."I Ka Kené"2:59
7."La Réponse Divine"2:15
8."Yafama"4:43
9."A Bullet to the Heart"3:48
10."Diaribi"3:14
Total length:32:43

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]

Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dannayá (Bodybangers Remix Edit)" Bodybangers3:34
2."Dannayá (Moonflowers Radio Remix)" Moonflowers3:34
3."Dannayá (Rolling Hackers Muscle Remix)" Rolling Hackers4:20
4."Dannayá (Future Presidentes Remix)"C. Llanos, A. LlanosFuture Presidentes3:01
5."Under Your Spell (Jp Candela Remix)" JP Candela4:55
6."Dannayá (J.W Rad Remix)"C. Llanos, A. LlanosJ.W Rad3:43
7."Dannayá (Eme Dj & Fiumichino Remix)" Eme Dj & Fiumichino6:26
8."Dannayá (Meneo Remix)"C. Llanos, A. LlanosMeneo3:08
9."Under Your Spell (Macchio & Morita)" Macchio & Morita4:39
10."Dannayá (Instituto Mexicano del Sonido Remix)" Instituto Mexicano del Sonido2:59
11."Dannayá (Fizz Moon Remix)" Fizz Moon3:46
12."Under your spell (Oscar Salguero Remix)" Oscar Salgguero3:15
13."Dannayá (Dani Moreno Remix)" Dani Moreno3:36
14."Dannayá (Rolling Hackers Remix)" Rolling Hackers3:18
Total length:54:14

Personnel

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Dover

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts[5] 14

References

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  1. ^ Herrero, Javier (2 October 2010). "Dover se atreve con ritmos africanos" (in Spanish). La Opinión A Coruña.
  2. ^ "Learn Bambara – Basics". www.101languages.net. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  3. ^ "Dover publica los remixes de "I Ka Kené" en formato digital" (in Spanish). Dover. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Dover publica "I Ka Kené (The Remixes)"" (in Spanish). MondoSonoro. 10 August 2011.
  5. ^ Promusicae (10 October 2010). "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del del 04.10.2010 al 10.10.2010. I Ka Kené, Sem. Actual 14.
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