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Welcome To Mali (CD)

By: Amadou & Mariam (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Welcome To Mali (CD) Album By Amadou & Mariam (Artist)
1   Sabali
2   Ce N'est Pas Bon - (featuring Damon Albarn)
3   Magossa
4   Djama
5   Djuru
6   Je Te Kiffe - (featuring Juan Rozoff)
7   Masiteladi
8   Africa - (featuring K'naan)
9   Compagnon De La Vie
10   Unissons Nous - (featuring Keziah Jones)
11   Bozos
12   I Follow You (Nia Na Fin)
13   Welcome To Mai
14   Batoma
15   Sebeke
 
DISC 2 for Welcome To Mali (CD) Album By Amadou & Mariam (Artist)
1   Compagnon De La Vie  
2   Unissons Nous - (featuring Keziah Jones)  
3   Bozos  
4   I Follow You (Nia Na Fin)  
5   Welcome To Mali  
6   Batoma  
7   Sebeke  
 
DISC 3 for Welcome To Mali (CD) Album By Amadou & Mariam (Artist)
1   Sabali  
2   Ce N'est Pas Bon - (featuring Damon Albarn)  
3   Magossa  
4   Djama  
5   Djuru  
6   Je Te Kiffe - (featuring Juan Rozoff)  
7   Masiteladi - (featuring M)  
8   Africa - (featuring K'naan)  
9   Compagnon De La Vie  
10   Unissons Nous - (featuring Keziah Jones)  
11   Bozos  
12   I Follow You (Nia Na Fin)  
13   Welcome To Mali  
14   Batoma  
15   Sebeke  
 

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Review

Spin (p.76) - "Damon Albarn mans the controls for 'Sabali,' a wonderfully strange bit of electro pop that floats Mariam's voice high above waves of synth arpeggios..."
Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he couple's easy, deeply soulful rapport on vocals, Bagayoko's stinging leads and their indelible melodies make the record work."
Blender (Magazine) (p.58) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he pushier, poppier beats dislodge A&M from their polite safety zone; Amadou's guitar suddenly grinds, and songs like the slow stalker's plea 'I Follow You (Nia Na Fin)' have dark urgency."

Title Note

Following the wildly successful DIMANCHE A BAMAKO in 2008, World Circuit decided to bring the blind Malian duo Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia to American shores. WELCOME TO MALI, issued on Nonesuch, is their stateside debut. Blur's Damon Albarn was enlisted to help out here--and he does as a co-writer and producer on the album's opening track and first single "Sabali." It's a killer track, with waves of Malian blues and incantatory singing, especially from the plaintive voice of Mariam, which contrasts well with the grainy, more guttural inflections of Amadou. Albarn also adds waves of gentle but pronounced electronica and some fine basswork, and pushes Amadou's raw guitar into the forefront. The rest of the set is filled with infectious Malian folk music threaded through with European pop influences. The best cuts, such as "Compagnon de la Vie" with its funky Hammond B-3, "Ce N'Est Pas Bon" with its driving guitar and marimbas, and the traditional "Djuru" are simply infectious with their rhythmic invention and meld of voices. The title track is pure funky goodness with its killer meld of Malian folk forms, percussion, and European-style street funk. Ultimately, WELCOME TO MALI is an auspicious and welcome introduction to Amadou & Mariam, whose music has universal appeal and breaks new ground for Afro-pop worldwide.

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