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Abacabok (Import) (CD)

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Tartit Artist Snapshot:

Though the nine members of Tartit hail from central Mali, they are members of the fiercely independent Tuareg peoples of the Western Sahara and the music that they play--a hypnotic, fiercely repetitive brand of desert blues punctuated by ecstatic wails and staccato handclaps--bears little resemblance to the more mannered, Manding style of music prevalent in Southern Mali.

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DISC 1 for Abacabok (Import) (CD) Album By Tartit (Artist)
1   Tabey Tarate
2   Ansari
3   Eha Ehenia
4   Al Jahalat
5   Achachore I Chachare Akale
6   Chargouba
7   Assinaina
8   Tihou Beyatene
9   Houmeissa
10   Abacabok
11   Al Afete
12   Tadsaq
13   Inbahwa
 

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Review

Dirty Linen (p.78) - "[The band] has a sound that is etched raw by the desert sands....With rough-hewn call-and-response vocals, ecstatic ululations, and chunky drum and hand clap accompaniment."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.50) - "[T]he kind of trance that morphs and mutates as it evolves, moving body, mind and spirit all at once. An instant classic, and recorded beautifully in the desert, no less."

Title Note

Personnel: Fadimata Walett Oumar, Tafa Al Hosseini, Walett Oumar Zeinabou (vocals).

Audio Mixer: Vincent Kenis.

Recording information: CCF, Bamako, Mali; Gargando, Timbuktu Region.

Photographer: Jean Louis BruyŠre.

As others have overtaken them, it's easy to forget that Tartit were pioneers among the new generation of desert blues ensembles. But there's a grave celebration in their mostly acoustic sound that's so thoroughly rooted in both place and tradition, with singers backed largely just by drums and handclaps, with a one-string fiddle and three-string lute for melody. This is what they offer on the opener, "Tabey Tarate," with male and female voices trading off in call and response over the rhythm. Abacabok sounds wonderfully spontaneous, as if they'd sat down with the producer and suddenly decided to make the record on the spot, drafting in occasional guests to offer change-ups, as electric guitar and bass do on "Ansari," where the electricity brings them very close to Tinariwen. But that seems like a commercial concession; it's when they're most stripped-down that they shine brightest. Even a luminary like Afel Bocoum doesn't do anything to enhance the purity of their sound. It might seem too stark for some ears, but there's genuine beauty here. ~ Chris Nickson

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