"Moussoulou"
Heard wailing away on the soundtrack
to the screen adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved, Oumou Sangare
has in the '90s been a vital force on the folkie side of Afro-pop.
Long difficult to find in the Western world, this reissue of
Moussoulou,Sangare's 1989 debut, is the jewel that put the Malian
pop star on the map, selling an astonishing number of copies
and broaching subject matter progressive for that of her native
country. Though the language barrier prevents most American listeners
from grasping the full meaning of Oumou Sangare's discourse on
moussoulou ("women"), the singer's expressively clear
intonation and range coupled with complex acoustic arrangements
speak across the divide with earthy strength and sublime beauty. |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: Giulio Mario Rampelli
from Rome, Italy
I love Oumou. Every time her Wassoulou music come out from my
CD player I begin a travel inside the African universe, across
the Mali region. Everything is beautiful: the sharp sound of
kamelngoni, the soft support to melodie of violin, the counterpoint
of the choir, the delicate strenght of percussions. But nothing
can be compared to the Oumou's voice. To listen her is to love
her. In that voice there is all the deep charm, the fresh sensuality,
the strong soul of african women.This CD is a miracle, born from
the encounter between Oumou and the genius of Nick Gold's World
Circuit label (who of you knows Nick only for Buena Vista Social
Club?). Is the first Oumou's CD, wich sold 200.000 copies only
in Africa. You can imagine the African people, without money
for eating, doing the queue for buying their music and dream.
Buy this CD, and then buy the second and the third of this lady.
Five stars, but one hundred are few. |
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