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The 1996 recording of this powerful singer from Mali is both her most fully produced recording to date, but in a strange twist also one of her most grounded, essentially "folk" albums as well. The core African band is mostly voices, with kamalngoni (a thick stringed lute), guitars, flute, and percussion in more or less traditional settings for these powerful and persuasive original songs about the social order and the place of women in the culture. The nontraditional elements are sparse and a little startling. Precise, synchronized violin and bass lines puncture the air; R&B horns (a trio led by Pee Wee Ellis) add
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Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Release date: 1 July 1997
EAN: 0075597947021 UPC: 075597947021
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Release date: 1 July 1997
EAN: 0075597947021 UPC: 075597947021
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