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Mali 2005 The West African country of Mali has a rich cultural history and a powerful impact on the international music scene Rip 192kbs Fcover included âA lot of people believe Mali will be the next Cuba,â says Putumayo VP of A&R Jacob Edgar, reflecting on the potential of Maliâs music to crossover to a wider audience. âThe music is otherworldly and familiar at the same time, and the artists have really interesting stories.â One of the most striking things about the new Putumayo CD Mali is the diversity of artists represented. Ramatou Diakité comes from the fields of the bluesy Wassoulou region of southern Mali. Tinariwen is a Kel Temeshek or Tuareg band, whose trancey Sahara desert blues served as the musical soundtrack to a fierce fight against discrimination, passed via cassette from camel to 4x4 to taxi across the region. Though Habib Koitéâthe only artist featured on the album that comes from a griot familyâoriginates from the Bambara tribe, he is known for integrating a diversity of Malian styles into his repertoire. Habib is signed to Putumayo and has released two successful albums, Ma Ya and Baro on the label. A live track and an enhancement featuring a live concert performance by Habib are highlights of the Mali collection. âAnother great Malian musician seems to come along every year,â Edgar points out. âSure, there are the big names like Salif Keïta, Ali Farka Toure, and Oumou Sangare, but Mali always offers up something new. Issa Bagayogo emerged with his subtle mix of electronics and traditional Malian music, and was a revelation for American audiences.â This is the first time Bagayogoâs âBanaâ will be released in America. Mali also features Mamou Sidibé, who worked with the same producers as Bagayogo to create a beguiling blend of tradition and technology. Moussa Diallo was raised by his Danish mother and Malian father in Bamako, but moved to Denmark at age 19. Heâs spent the past 30 years performing there and has developed workshops and books to help Danish children learn about Malian culture. Tom Diakité left Mali to join the National Folklore Ensemble of the Ivory Coast. Eventually, Diakité settled in France where he has worked with everyone from the Gipsy Kings to Mory Kanté. Diakité teamed up with British guitarist Sam Mills and percussionist Djanuno Dabo from Guinea-Bissau to form the band Tama. âFalaââreleased here for the first timeâis the title track of his forthcoming solo album. The Mali album also features legends that didnât gain recognition until later in life. Idrissa Soumaoro didnât record his first album until age 55. When he was young, Soumaoro played in Les Ambassadeurs alongside legends Salif Keïta and Kante Manfila. But when a hit song he wrote was pirated across Africa, he became discouraged and gave up his musical career, becoming an instructor at Maliâs National Institute for the Blind. While there, he met and trained Amadou and Mariamâyoung rising stars in Malian music whose recent albums earned critical acclaim in Europe and America. Often seen on stage with Habib Koité, Kélétigui Diabaté is a legendary figure in Malian music and one of the foremost balafón (xylophone) players in Africa. A founding member of the first national orchestras of both Mali and Guinea, Diabaté is also an excellent craftsman, making his own balafóns by hand. At 70, he recorded the track âKoulandianâ for his long-awaited first solo album. Boubacar Traoré was once heard daily on national radio in Mali, but disappeared into obscurity after his wife passed away. It is only in recent years that he has returned to his music career. âKanouââanother track making its American debut on Maliâwas inspired by the Bollywood films that Traoré and many Africans grew up watching. The song also features a first-time collaboration with Malagasy accordionist Régis Gizavo. âMali is one of those places thatâlike Cuba, South Africa, and Brazilâis an epicenter of extraordinary music,â Edgar continues. âIt is a cultural crossroads that has taken elements of West African, Berber, bluesy music of the Bambara region, and Western contemporary music, and blended them to create something thatâs incredible.â Mali features a Malian recipe for Tiguadégé Na (meat in peanut sauce) and colorful photos from the Lonely Planet book series. Tracklist: Moussa Diallo - Maninda Habib Koite - Kanawa Idrissa Soumaoro - Ouili Ka Bo Tinariwen - Amassakoul 'N' Tenere Ramatou Diakite - Gembi Keletigui Diabate - Koulandian Tom Diakite - Fala Boubacar Traore - Kanou Issa Bagayogo - Bana Mamou Sidibe - Bassa Kele Habib Koite - Saramaya (Live) This is one of the many Putumayo´s records I have in mind to upload, so please help keep seeding after you downloaded. Enjoy It! Ulysses56 Related Torrents
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