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This six-foot-tall goddess is indisputably one of modern Africa's greatest singers. Her magnificent, throaty alto and exotic yet accessible style have already won her an impressive international following. Oumou's lyrics are nearly as compelling as her voice and person; her open affirmation of female sensuality and diatribes against polygamy have irritated conservative elders but delighted her contemporaries. She is an exponent of the blues-like Wassoulou tradition, which takes its name from a province in Southern Mali. The region's music is based upon Asian-sounding five-tone scales and is usually accompanied by the resonant ka
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Manufacturer: World Circuit
Release date: 28 September 2003
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0769233006721 UPC: 769233006721
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Release date: 28 September 2003
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0769233006721 UPC: 769233006721
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