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artist: Oumou Sangare
album: Worotan-(WCD_045)
label: World Circuit
cat: WCD 045
year: 1996
genre: Ethnic
source: Cdda
grabber: Eac
encoder: LAME 3.90.3 --Alt-Preset Standard
quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
size: 81,8 MB
link: n/a
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│tracklist.
no. time track title
01 04:05 Kun FΦ Ko
02 05:18 N'guatu
03 05:14 Baba
04 06:27 Worotan
05 05:10 Denw
06 04:46 N'diya Ni
07 05:49 TiΦbaw
08 04:52 Sabu
09 09:32 Fanta Ni M⌠nΦ
10 08:19 Dj⌠r⌠len
total time: 59:32 min
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│release notes.
Oumou Sangare's WOROTAN follows the rich tradition of Malian
`griot', story-teller, music. She sings mainly about social issues,
addressing traditional values as well as injustices in a very
personal way. The griots have been famous throughout West African
cultures as the entertainers at festivals and major family
occasions, as well as the recorders of family history and the
social conscience of a whole ethnic group. The griots are a special
`caste' and only people from selected families are allowed to
assume the role. Griots move outside the mainstream of the class
society. There are any number of famous griots in the Malian music
scene.s
Some of the songs might seem somewhat monotonous or repetitive and
it is worth reading the text of the songs to understand what she is
conveying to her audience. Oumou's beautiful voice is not in the
forefront in all songs; she is accompanied by a women's chorus that
is typical for Malian music but not necessarily the most melodious
for the non-accustomed ear. Her voice though, is powerful, varying
with the theme she addresses. It is particularly beautiful in the
last track, a haunting song about her anguish about the world
around her.
A mix of traditional instruments, such as the ngoni, a one-string
guitar-like instrument, the Peul flute and, of course, the
essential djembe, the Malian drum, are combined with modern
instruments resulting in a good variety of accompaniments.
WOROTAN means `10 kola nuts', a traditional bride price. Kola nuts
are in general regarded as a precious gift that is offered on many
occasions. Likewise, this CD is a treasure that can be offered and
enjoyed by many. For newcomers to Malian music it should be
listened to a few times so that the increasing familiarity with the
music allows an increase in listening pleasure.
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