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v/a - bush taxi mali - field recordinhs from mali - sublime frequencies - cd

Genre: World - Misc

1. Morning In Djenne (Les Cheveux de Sunjata)
2. Radio Bamako
3. Rihlah
4. Fouta Djallon
5. Autorail
6. Mopthi Niger Walking
7. Segov
8. Kah Mohno (Dogon)
9. Kaita
10. Deni Meba
11. Bambaran Wedding Celeration
12. Sanankarya
13. O Mansa Musa
14. Dogan Country At Night

Bush Taxi Mali is an aural tour through the heart of Mali. These field recordings were made by Tucker Martine in 1998 while traveling throughout the West African country.

This blend of bluesy Ngoni’s, clamoring street sounds, the stunning voice of Jalimusa Amanita Diabate (of the famous Diabate family), passing radios, Fulani flutes, runaway sound systems and chants from the Dogon country creates a unique portrait of Mali’s rich musical heritage. Eventually Martine found himself in the backseat of a beat up Peugeot on his way to the village of Kela, a Jeli village, where the songs and traditions of the Mande people have been scrupulously preserved. Many of the musical performances heard on this disc were made during that visit. Bush Taxi Mali is a strikingly original tapestry of the ancient traditions of Mali in the modern era.