Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1.01 | Ah Ndiya | 4:32 |
| 1.02 | Wayeina | 5:35 |
| 1.03 | Mogo Te Diya Bee Ye | 4:11 |
| 1.04 | Magnoumako | 4:18 |
| 1.05 | Dugu Kamalemba | 6:09 |
| 1.06 | Saa Magni | 7:19 |
| 1.07 | Woula Bara Diagna | 5:04 |
| 1.08 | Yala (listen to full-length track) | 4:08 |
| 1.09 | Djorolen (remix) | 4:22 |
| 1.10 | Denko | 5:07 |
| 2.01 | Maladon | 4:06 |
| 2.02 | Diaraby Nene | 5:17 |
| 2.03 | Sigi Kuruni | 6:10 |
| 2.04 | Ne Bi Fe | 4:21 |
| 2.05 | Laban | 5:00 |
| 2.06 | Kayi Ni Wura | 5:36 |
| 2.07 | Sabu | 4:06 |
| 2.08 | Djorolen | 6:42 |
| 2.09 | Baba | 4:00 |
| 2.10 | N’Guatu | 4:44 |
News & Reviews
- Monday, August 1, 2011
Oumou Sangare, "Regal, Righteous and Funky" (NY Times), Brings North American Tour to a Close
Malian singer Oumou Sangare concluded her North American tour this weekend with shows in Brooklyn and Maine. "Regal, righteous and funky," exclaims New York Times music critic Jon Pareles, "the Malian singer and songwriter Oumou Sangare commanded the stage of Celebrate Brooklyn! on Friday night at the Prospect Park Bandshell." Through her music and lyrics, this longtime champion of women's rights took on "the traditional West African singer’s role as community conscience while delivering her messages with a modern kick."
- Friday, July 22, 2011
Oumou Sangare Launches North American Tour "At the Summit of Her Art" (Boston Globe)
Oumou Sangare launches a rare North American tour this weekend with a free set at the Festival International Nuits d'Afrique in Montreal tonight before heading to the States and the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, New York. The tour includes additional stops in Boston, Manhattan, Maine, and Brooklyn. The Boston Globe says: "A visit from this charismatic queen of Malian music and fierce combatant for women’s rights is always an occasion, not least because, as seen on her most recent album, Seya, she’s at the summit of her art."
About this Album
“Her voice is an otherworldly thrill; to the untrained ear, Sangare’s Wassoulou melodies have an almost Asian quality. When she lets fly one of her serpentine, earth-shattering phrases, you can almost hear the continents quake.” —The New Yorker
Compiled by the BBC’s Charlie Gillett and World Circuit’s Nick Gold, this two-CD collection from Malian singer Oumou Sangare contains eight new songs never before released on CD along with a career retrospective of 12 tracks from her previous three critically acclaimed albums. Each song has been digitally re-mastered, and the special CD booklet contains song notes written by Sangare.
Drawing deep from a wealth of musical traditions from Southern Mali, Sangare’s idiom is the hypnotically rhythmic home grown Wassoulou that has become her trademark. Her lyrics talk about the concerns of everyday life in contemporary Mali—especially the problems that women face on a daily basis. Her songs talk openly about a diverse range of subjects that previously would have been considered taboo in West African society, such as female sensuality or the problems of polygamy.
FORMAT AVAILABILITY
This album is available from Nonesuch in the United States and Canada only.
