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Baaba Maal: Missing You (Mi Yeewnii)
by AAJ Staff
Senegalese singer Baaba Maal has a voice that projects such intensity that it almost doesn't matter what musical setting he chooses, but smaller groups and acoustic instruments do him the most justice. The amazing thing about Missing you (Mi Yeewnii), recorded in the Afro-pop musician's literal backyard, is that it really does sound like a performance at home. It opens with Maal singing characteristically brightly amidst faint cries from children playing in the background (and a rooster crowing a minute ...
read moreMamani Keita & Marc Minelli: Electro-Bamako
by AAJ Staff
Electro-Bamako lies at the intersection of three musical styles: traditional Malian vocals, electro-pop, and jazz (more or less in that order). That may sound like an impossible combination, but between the voice of Mamani Keita and producer Marc Minelli it turns out inspired and fresh.
Mamani Keita, formerly a backup singer to Malian vocal star Salif Keita, brings an exuberant touch to Electro-Bamako, forming the essential foundation around which the rest of this music is constructed. During production, ...
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