Oumou Sangare - Timbuktu

Format: LP, Album, 180

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    UK & Europe  
Released:  2022-04-29
Genre:       Folk World & Country
Style:         African

Comments:
Factory sealed brand spanking new

Timbuktu, Sangaré’s ninth outing, is named after the legendary city, one sacked by Islamist insurgents a decade ago, and stands in for the political problems ongoing across west Africa. And although this album was written at her new house in Baltimore, when Sangaré got stuck there during lockdown, many of these tracks look to her home region of Wassoulou, whose sung heritage and stringed instruments she has turned into an international world music phenomenon. This activist and businesswoman flexes hard for her community’s progress on Wassulu Don, but on Demissimw, a lonesome ballad about children affected by war, her sorrow is front and centre. (The Guardian)

Playlist

Notes:

on obi: The Brand New Studio Album 180g Heavyweight Vinyl 4-page 12" Booklet Recorded By: Eliéser Oubda – Ouagadougou (A3, B5) – Bamako (A1, A3, A4, A6 to B4) / Nicolas Quéré – Paris (A1 to B5) / Mamadou Sidibé – Baltimore (A1 to B4)

A1. Wassulu Don
A2. Sira
A3. Degui N'Kelena
A4. Gniani Sara
A5. Timbuktu
A6. Sarama
B1. Kanou
B2. Demissimw
B3. Kêlê Magni
B4. Dily Oumou
B5. Sabou Dogoné

Phonographic Copyright (p) Oumou Sangaré
Copyright (c) Oumou Sangaré
Licensed To World Circuit
Record Company BMG
Produced For FLAM (3)
Mixed At Studio 1616 (2)
Mastered At 360 Mastering
Lacquer Cut At Electric Mastering
Pressed By Optimal Media GmbH