Baaba Maal started singing at the college dive bar Freeway. The band was influenced by Madonna. The members of Baaba Maal were friends in college. One of the group's members used to fall asleep with a record playing as a kid.

Baaba Maal's new album is a refinement of their familiar sound. The band may have recently finished their most current album, but they are thinking of what is next to come. Baaba Maal will spend some time apart after the tour, allowing the band members to rest after a long year.

Baaba Maal was discovered while putting on a show at at Cafeteria, a local dive bar. The groupplayed anywhere that would have them in the beginning.

Baaba Maal knows to play both the old and the new at their shows. TheSeats.com is the one stop shop for the group, with Baaba Maal tickets, concert seating charts, and touring schedule.