Vieux farka toure mon pays six degrees records cddl. A captivating brew of fervent melody, buzzing guitars and timeless malian soul from one of todays most celebrated african guitarists, with a unique style. Yer gando bristles with the lowkey intensity of the style thats come to be known as desert blues, where riffs and callandresponse vocals rule. Hearing toures passion and pride expressed through this fine recording, its difficult to believe that the islamic militants in mali placed a countrywide ban on music. Whatever the outcome for the people of mali, the rest of the world should feel fortunate to. Often referred to as the hendrix of the sahara, vieux farka toure was born in niafunke, mali in 1981. Vieux farka toure listen to vieux farka toure on deezer. Hailing from a village in mali, son of grammywinning musician ali farka toure, vieux and his authentically dressed african band performed at arden concert gild in delaware as part of their world. Vieux reunited with idan raichel in paris to record, release and subsequently tour their 2nd collaborative album as the tour raichel collective in 2014. Being that his native mali has been splintered by territorial fighting between tuareg and islamic rebels since january 2012, his new album, mon pays, is devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his homeland. Check out mon pays by vieux farka toure on amazon music. The compulsively listenenable collection feels like his conscious effort to wrap his.
Ali farka toure 19392006, musicien cultivateur france culture. Ali ibrahim toure, dascendance noble et arma, proche des songhais. Mon pays is an album of great complexity, expressing joy, sorrow, and wonderment. Vieux farka toure s mon pays finds the malian singerguitarist responding to the war that erupted in his homeland in 2012. Stream 10 vieux farka toure ay bakoy by six degrees records from desktop or your mobile device. Mon pays presents a new way of looking at the family dynamic as a shared, continuing lineage. Being that his native mali has been splintered by territorial fighting between tuareg and islamic rebels since january 2012, his new album, mon pays, is devoted to reminding. His music blends traditional malian music and its derivative, north american blues. Video by amanda kowalski, sonia narang, and annie sfler. Bewerben sie ihre produkte ihr buch mit uns veroffentlichen amazon pay. Ali farka toure didnt want his son vieux to become a musician, but desert blues fans the world over should be thanking their lucky stars that cooler heads including toumani diabates prevailed.
Vieux farka toure bamako jam part three by eric herman. The title, french for my country, refers to his native mali, and serves as a reminder of its beauty and culture, even in the midst of the territorial conflict between tuareg and islamic populations that have threatened it since january 2012. Intrigued, he promised to return the following year. Vieux farka toures beautiful latest album was recorded as an homage to his homeland. So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers, regardless of where they live or what they can afford to pay. Vieux farka toure dj henri tickets, thu, jul 25, 2019 at. Vieux s fourth studio album, mon pays, was released by six degrees records on 28 may 20. Im a fan of vieux farka toure as well as other malian musicians and listened to his debut after hearing his latest album mon pays. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jeune afrique revient sur le legendaire album dali farka toure et ry. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. I dont know how far west vieux has travelled in musical style on his intervening records, but mon pays is a beautiful album which seems to be firmly rooted in tradition. Bmg rights management us, llc, ascap, kobalt music publishing, and 3 music rights societies. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists.
Mon pays has been widely hailed as the most mature and lovely record yet from one of this generations most exciting artists to come out of mali and one of world musics true rising stars. Licensed to youtube by on behalf of six degreesorchard. Malian musicians and listened to his debut after hearing his latest album mon pays. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. Kobalt music publishing, emi music publishing, ascap, bmg rights. Previously unissued live date from 2008 from the american banjo master and the malian kora legend that reveals two improvisers at their peak. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Being that his native mali had recently been splintered by territorial fighting between tuareg and islamic rebels since january 2012, mon pays was devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his.
The album is a statement of national unity and cultural pride. Many african instruments are featured, the songs mostly follow traditional patterns, and the overall soundscape is. Vieux farka toure listen on deezer music streaming. The video was directed by gal katzir and features photographs by israeli photographer ziv koren. The new album by malian, vieux farka toure, is said to pay homage to his musical heritage. Six degrees vieux farka toure diarby magni yossi fine as radiks remix.
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