Wati

Wati

by Amadou & Mariam
Wati

Wati

by Amadou & Mariam

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Overview

If you think Mali is all about the kora or the Super Rail Band, you need to take a listen to Amadou & Mariam, a blind married couple who take Malian music in a whole different direction. They keep to the bluesy, pentatonic root that's the heart of the desert sound of Mali, but bring it toward the West, even letting guitars howl here and there and funking things up with some lovely keyboard work. Amadou & Mariam sing both separately and together (indeed, they're at their strongest together, when the two voices can work off each other on songs like "Chauffeurs"), and they're both strong writers, using rhythm as much as melody for a sound that's remarkably down-home. There's nothing complex about it -- perhaps the Bamako equivalent of a bar band, albeit a very good one. "Sarama," for example, rocks wonderfully and hypnotically, and wouldn't sound out of place in a roadhouse, getting the crowd up and dancing. Perhaps it's because they don't sound especially African in their approach to music -- allowing the roots to be just one part of the whole -- that they haven't received the praise they deserve. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date: 04/01/2003
Label: Circular Moves
UPC: 0016728701129
Rank: 112858

Tracks

  1. Walide (The Girl I Love)
  2. Ilbiwan (The Moors)
  3. Les Temps Ont Chang¿¿ (Times Have Changed)
  4. Baroni (Chatting)
  5. Sarama (The Charmer)
  6. Dougou Massa (The Head of the Village)
  7. Chauffeurs
  8. Mali Denou (Children of Mali)
  9. Lahilala (There Are No Gods Other Than God)
  10. Barika (Tribute)
  11. Fana (The Telltale)
  12. Poulo (The Peul People)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Amadou & Mariam   Primary Artist
Cheick Tidiane Seck   Marimba,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Moriba Koita   N'Goni
Jean-Philippe Rykiel   Piano,Keyboards
Valentin Clastrier   Hurdygurdy
Amadou Bagayoko   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Mariam Doumbia   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Laurent Griffon   Bass,Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Matu   Clavinet,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Stephane San Juan   Drums,Clapping,Darbouka,Percussion
Boubacar Dembele   Djembe,Cabassa,Calebasse
Djourou Diallo   Flute
Ibrahim Maalouf   Trumpet
Cedric Lesouquet   Double Bass
Parvin Javdan   Vocals
Ousmane Dicko   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Sonia Sala   Vocals (Background)
Matthieu Chedid   Guitar
Sergent Garcia   Vocals

Technical Credits

Marc Dembele   Composer
Amadou & Mariam   Composer,Producer
Amadou Bagayoko   Composer
Mariam Doumbia   Composer
Stuart Bruce   Mixing Engineer
Tony Cousins   Mastering
Daniel Richard   Executive Producer
Marc Antoine Moreau   Producer
Myriam Eddaira   Engineer
Boubacar Dembele   Programming
Bernard Benant   Photography
Sergent Garcia   Composer
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