I Speak Fula
by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 October 2009
- Label: Out Here
- Country: Mali
- Length: 55:44
- Community rating: 3.72/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Jay Rutledge, Bitume, Moussa Sissokho, Amy Sacko, Mah Bara Soumano, Alou Coulibaly
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Malian virtuoso leads an ensemble exclusively composed of n'goni players of various sizes, crafting a remarkably robust and electric traditional sound. The album amplifies the acoustic lute's capabilities using distortion and wah-wah pedals, creating a bluesy, highly energetic drive rarely heard in classic West African music. It is a stunning, Grammy-nominated modernization of deep-rooted Mande musical traditions.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, rhythmic
Tracklist
- I Speak Fula (3:42)
- Jamana Be Diya (4:59)
- Musow (For Our Women) (5:26)
- Torin Torin (4:47)
- Bambugu Blues (5:05)
- Amy (4:31)
- Saro (3:48)
- Ladon (5:31)
- Tineni (4:56)
- Falani (5:46)
- Moustapha (7:46)
Credits
- Bitume - primary artist
- Moussa Bah - ng蓴ni
- Alou Coulibaly - calabash, background vocals vocal
- Barou Kouyat茅 - ng蓴ni
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - ng蓴ni solo, ng蓴ni
- Fousseyni Kouyate - ng蓴ni
- Moussa Sissokho - shekere, talking drum
- Amy Sacko - background vocals vocal
- Bassekou Kouyate - Primary Artist
- Ngoni Ba - Primary Artist
- Toumani Diabat茅 - Kora, Featuring
- Kass茅 Mady Diabat茅 - Vocals
- Baba Diabate - Percussion [Dunun]
- Harouna Samake - Xalam [Kamalengoni]
- Vieux Farka Tour茅 - Electric Guitar
- Andra Kouyat茅 - Lead Vocals
- Zoumana Tereta - Lead Vocals, Fiddle [Soku]
- Baba Sissoko - Percussion [Dunun]
- Jelimusoba - Harp [Mpolon]
- Dramane Ze Konate - Vocals, Harp [Mpolon]