Worotan

by Oumou Sangar茅

Worotan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Mali
  • Length: 58:57
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Malian superstar significantly expanded her incredibly powerful, feminist-driven Wassoulou sound by incorporating subtle Western funk and R&B elements. Supported by prominent guest appearances, including Pee Wee Ellis's legendary horn arrangements, the polyrhythmic acoustic instrumentation remains remarkably fierce and beautifully complex. Her soaring, politically conscious vocal delivery solidified her profound status as an untouchable icon of West African music.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, rhythmic, repetitive, polyphonic, call-and-response, vocal, female-vocals, percussive, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Kun F茅 Ko (4:04)
  2. N'Guatu (5:16)
  3. Baba (5:11)
  4. Worotan (6:23)
  5. Denw (5:05)
  6. N'Diya Ni (4:42)
  7. Ti猫baw (5:44)
  8. Sabu (4:48)
  9. Fantan Ni M么n猫 (9:26)
  10. Dj么r么len (8:18)

Credits

  • Oumou Sangar茅 - primary artist, vocals, written-by, arranged by
  • Massambou Wele Diallo - arranged by, percussion
  • Michael Mondesir - bass
  • Alima Toure - chorus
  • Nabintou Diakite - chorus
  • Basidi Keita - djembe
  • Abdoulaye Fofana - flute
  • Baba Salah - guitar

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