Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Debe | 4:53 |
| 2 | Kala | 5:14 |
| 3 | Mamadou Boutiquier | 5:03 |
| 4 | Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké | 3:55 |
| 5 | Kaira | 6:22 |
| 6 | Simbo | 3:59 |
| 7 | Ai ga Bani | 4:31 |
| 8 | Soumbou Ya Ya | 3:28 |
| 9 | Naweye Toro | 4:22 |
| 10 | Kadi Kadi | 3:19 |
| 11 | Gomni (listen to full-length track) | 4:14 |
| 12 | Hawa Dolo | 5:00 |
News & Reviews
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Toumani Diabate's "Stunning Performance" Earns Five Stars from The Independent and The Guardian
Toumani Diabate performed an intimate set of music from The Mande Variations, his first solo album in more than two decades, last Friday at LSO St. Luke's in London that earned a perfect five stars from both The Independent and The Guardian, and closed with a special guest turn from Buena Vista Social Club bassist Cachaito Lopez, on a tune from In the Heart of the Moon, Toumani's collaboration with the late Ali Farka Toure.
- Sunday, February 3, 2008
LA Times: Amadou & Mariam's "Dimanche à Bamako" Is One of Century's Sunniest
In an effort to expand the musical palate of Vampire Weekend fans newly taken to the sounds of Afro-pop, which the band references in its work, the Los Angeles Times offers some "relatively recent gems" from Africa's diverse musical offerings. Included is Amadou & Mariam's Manu Chao-produced album Dimanche à Bamako, which the Times' Ann Powers says "ranks as one of the sunniest musical outings released this century." She writes: "Some tracks boogie like classic rock, others roll along on those gloriously languorous Malian rhythms, some flirt with hip-hop.
About this Album
The winner of the 2005 Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album, In the Heart of the Moon brings together Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure and kora master Toumani Diabaté for "an album of breathtaking instrumental sorcery," according to The Times (UK). Also featuring contributions from Ry Cooder, it was recorded using a mobile studio in the Hotel Mandé, on the banks of the Niger River in Bamako, Mali. "The most beautiful music on earth," says MOJO.
