Wati ~ Amadou & Mariam
When blues travels back to it's roots (I mean Africa) something very cool, transforming, healing, sexy and funky happens, Amadou & Mariam's "Wati" takes me there.
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An inspiring collaboration. I was introduced to "Talking Timbuktu" before spending much time with American Blues music, I can honestly say that it was this recording of virtuosos Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure that opened my ears t... An inspiring collaboration. I was introduced to "Talking Timbuktu" before spending much time with American Blues music, I can honestly say that it was this recording of virtuosos Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure that opened my ears to the power, sensuality, and magic of the Blues and it's many forms.
Tags: music, guitars, records, albums, world music, blues, African music, Ali Farka Toure, Talking TimbuktuAdded 2 Years Ago from Amazon.com -
Essential, better than coffee!
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Lovely!!! Check out what Amazon said: This six-foot-tall goddess is indisputably one of modern Africa's greatest singers. Her magnificent, throaty alto and exotic yet accessible style have already won her an impressive interna... Lovely!!! Check out what Amazon said: This six-foot-tall goddess is indisputably one of modern Africa's greatest singers. Her magnificent, throaty alto and exotic yet accessible style have already won her an impressive international following. Oumou's lyrics are nearly as compelling as her voice and person; her open affirmation of female sensuality and diatribes against polygamy have irritated conservative elders but delighted her contemporaries. She is an exponent of the blues-like Wassoulou tradition, which takes its name from a province in Southern Mali. The region's music is based upon Asian-sounding five-tone scales and is usually accompanied by the resonant kamelengoni (a six-stringed hunters' harp) and searing, earthy fiddles, while jaunty polyrhythms are marked by wood drums, metal scrapers, and/or shakers. This double album constitutes an ideal introduction. It contains a twelve-track "greatest hits" package (picked from her first three albums, Moussoulou, Ko Sira, and Worotan) plus eight new tunes that have never before been available on CD.
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Ever since the soundtrack of"Last King of Scotland" I've been eager to get more African Funk into my music collection. "Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79" is my latest find.
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