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Mali's Amadou & Mariam sing in three African languages and French but more importantly are fluent in a musical language that often transcends ordinary speech. Polyrhythmic percussion, complex vocal harmonies, and fluid guitar, violin, and horn lines -- as well as the occasional harmonica -- are combined to create earthy songs that are more given the breath of life than performed. Each of the album's 15 songs beats with its own human, living pulse. "A Radio Mogo" hints at Caribbean reggae, while "Mon Amour, Ma Cherie" allows Amadou to stretch out a bit on guitar, over a rolling, throbbing beat. While not as blues-oriented as the more internationally known Malian guitarists, Ali Farka Toure and Boubacar Traore, Amadou plays guitar in an accomplished, heartfelt style that's accessible in any language. In Sou Ni Tile, Amadou & Mariam and their band have created mature, intelligent pop music that's accessible exactly because the musicians have chosen not to trade exuberance or passion for their maturity and intelligence.
© Brian Beatty /TiVo
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Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Amadou Bagayoko, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Amadou & Mariam, MainArtist - Marc-Antoine Moreau, Producer - Laurent Jaïs, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amadou Bagayoko, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mariam Doumbia, ComposerLyricist - Sherif Megahed, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Decca Records France
Album review
Mali's Amadou & Mariam sing in three African languages and French but more importantly are fluent in a musical language that often transcends ordinary speech. Polyrhythmic percussion, complex vocal harmonies, and fluid guitar, violin, and horn lines -- as well as the occasional harmonica -- are combined to create earthy songs that are more given the breath of life than performed. Each of the album's 15 songs beats with its own human, living pulse. "A Radio Mogo" hints at Caribbean reggae, while "Mon Amour, Ma Cherie" allows Amadou to stretch out a bit on guitar, over a rolling, throbbing beat. While not as blues-oriented as the more internationally known Malian guitarists, Ali Farka Toure and Boubacar Traore, Amadou plays guitar in an accomplished, heartfelt style that's accessible in any language. In Sou Ni Tile, Amadou & Mariam and their band have created mature, intelligent pop music that's accessible exactly because the musicians have chosen not to trade exuberance or passion for their maturity and intelligence.
© Brian Beatty /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:38
- Main artists: Amadou & Mariam
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: World
© 1998 Universal Music Jazz France ℗ 1998 Decca Records France
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