Guinea--Music.Malinke-(1999)-om

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2003-10-01

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                                    openmind






              who: Guinea
             what: Music Malinke
             when: 000-00-0000
            where: Le chant du monde
       sound like: Ethnic
           and on: Apr-21-2003
     resulting in: 22 tracks
      which makes:  94,6 MB
    using lame at: 192 kB

   and some more:

          These 1952 recordings are a rich and beautiful look at
          the music of the Mandinka of what was then French
          Guinea. Recordist Gilbert Rouget got up close and
          personal with these recordings, giving them a somewhat
          flat but immediate sound, emphasizing performance over
          ambiance. And such performances they are!

          Trios of balafons accompany a chorus of three women who
          also scrape a bright sounding metallic tube for
          percussive counter rhythms (sound sample). It has an
          almost gamelan-like flavor, a measured chaos and energy
          that is distinctive. Many of the tracks feature Mamadi
          Jubate on the harp (called soron), playing an
          instrument with 19 strings of gazelle skin. It's a
          different sound from what you have come to recognize
          via artists like Toumani Diabate, a thicker tone with
          less sustain. He contributes both solo works and acts
          as accompanist to some of the singers. Singers are a
          major focus of this collection, notably djeli moussa
          (women of the musician's caste).

          One of the rare beauties of this collection is a solo
          "cradle song" by Konde Kuyate (sound sample). This
          praise song to a child is certainly no lullaby, sung in
          a loud, full voice meant to bring blessings to calm the
          child rather than to put it to sleep. In addition to
          this "court music" are a number of tracks of music for
          hunters played on smaller harps, lute and flutes, again
          with a full bodied vocal component. The third type of
          music represented in this set is what Rouget refers to
          as "peasant music," lively group vocals of call and
          response, percussion-driven dances and two tracks that
          feature water-tuned drums.

          This collection represents a pre-pop Mandinkan music,
          music of Toumani Diabate's father's father, if you
          will, recorded in small towns in Guinea before the
          commercial recording industry brought new (and
          admittedly exciting) changes to the musical landscape.
          Rouget's excellent notes and photographs allow the
          listener a deep look into a folk culture that
          eventually exploded into a vibrant popular music scene.

          http://www.rootsworld.com

      track list:


          │ 01 Ensemble de trois xylophones (bala)
          │ 02 Solo de harpe - soron α 19 cordes
          │ 03 Chant d'homme - harpe (soron) et choeur de femmes
          │ 04 (Tabara) Chant de louange
          │ 05 Ne pleure pas fils de lion
          │ 06 (Siraba) Chant de louange
          │ 07 Duo de harpes (bolon) α trois cordes
          │ 08 Almani a bouleversΘ le pays
          │ 09 Ah, Je chante pour SinΘ
          │ 10 Invoquons le grand aigle
          │ 11 Kontoron n'est-il pas venu
          │ 12 Chasseur α l'arc
          │ 13 (Maryba Nyansa) Chanson votive
          │ 14 Chants des nouveaux circoncis
          │ 15 Appelez les mΦres
          │ 16 Tambour d'eau - Batterie
          │ 17 Tambour d'eau et coeur de femmes
          │ 18 Deux tambours
          │ 19 Chant pour le masque oiseau
          │ 20 Tambour des femmes
          │ 21 Ensemble de trois xylophones
          │ 22 Gammes des xylophones



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