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| 2 Bi Furu [Modern Marriage] | |
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| 3 Sigi Kuruni [Advice to a New Bride] | |
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African Tuesday: Something New From the Aretha of Africa
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I'm trying to remember when I saw Oumou Sangare at SOBs in New York. Mid-Eighties? My friend Robin said, "She's gotta be the Aretha of Africa." I am usually a little annoyed by those (person) of (placename) comparisons, but there may have been some justice in that one. She commanded a stage like few I've ever witnessed. And she sure didn't need that microphone. Of all the great Malian singers ...
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It's three months since Oumou Sangaré was last posted
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so here, without further ado, is a track from the Malian vocal queen, that doesn't appear to have been posted before; mind you, adding the correct accents to the title might screw up some searches - it's correctly translitterated as "Djôrôlen"The track really evokes the wide open spaces of the western Sahara, with a simple backing of guitar and flute. It's from 1996.
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Festival on the Niger 2009 Lineup
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The 5th edition of the Festival on the Niger will be held in Segu (Segou), Mali, January 28 through February 1. The 2009 edition will features well known artists from Mali, as well as musicians from nearby West African countries, as well as Portugal and Mexico.The line up scheduled for 2009 is Oumou Sangare , Abdoulaye Diabaté, Oumar Koita, Coumba Gawlo (Senegal), Narimbo (Mexico), Bass..
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