Bamako, from bamako to birmingham, dougou badia kerem onger remix, filaou bessame cerrone remix, bofou safou, top tracks. Folila thus has the difficult task of following their two previous brilliant albums, dimanche a. Amadou and mariam, folila hear a lilting and fun project that mashes up the west african stars with some of their biggest fans. While the husbandandwife duo initially planned to make two albums, amadou and. September 22, 2017 amadou and mariam are two blind musicians from mali who met, fell in love with each others musicianship and became global afropop sensations.
The new album from amadou and mariam, the husbandandwife duo from mali with fans around the globe, is on all levels a hybrid, mashup creature. The new lp, produced by marcantoine moreau, boasts contributions from santigold, yeah. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Their albums included sou ni tile, dimanche a bamako, welcome to mali, and folila. Features song lyrics for amadou and mariams folila album. Bagayoko and mariam doumbia would record one as a selfdescribed crossover album, tracked in new york. Welcome to mali 2008 and folila 2012 featured lavish production and a host of international collaborators, including somaliborn rapper knaan and members of the american rock band tv on the radio. When you live in this world you have to make yourself useful. Sodrac, ascap, kobalt music publishing, latinautor. Malian artists amadou and mariam deliver their new album folila in its full streaming glory in conjunction with npr. Folila was originally intended as two separate albums, one featuring american guest spots, the other collaborations with african and european musicians. The album mixes recording sessions from new york and mali featuring such guests as tunde adebimpe, bertrand cantat, ebony bones, kyp malone of tv on the radio.
Their album welcome to mali 2008 was nominated for a grammy award for best contemporary world music album. And while the album does act as an introduction to the group for beginners and a primer on the complicated rhythms of african. We talked about what the lyrics meant, what it was about, and then. The story of folila the word means music in bambara boasts three distinct chapters, and is a tale of how two records became one. Marcantoine moreau, the duos longtime manager and producer explains. Amadou bagayoko and mariam doubia were both born in bamako, mali and happen. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world.
According to amadou, what he misses most when hes away from home is malian tea. On their seventh album, folila, malian guitarist amadou bagayoko and his singing wife mariam doumbia exploit western pop with as much crosscultural savvy as paul simon, david byrne, or tuneyards. Licensed to youtube by because music, umg on behalf of because music. It helps that nick zinner, of the yeah yeah yeahs, comes in later to up the punch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They have achieved much success and recognition with their previous work. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Here you can read more about which cookies we place, and why and which possible 3rdparty cookies can be added. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live.
You can hear that in a song like dougou badia, where amadous sixstring coils around mariams keening vocals. After leaving les ambassadeurs in 1980 the two, now a married couple, continued to record and perform as a duo. Their latest album, folila, features many artists that the couple have met during their. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more.
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