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Mali : la voix du mandingue
The songs here are traditional griot themes. I am constantly amazed at African musicians' ability to impart mood to their audience even through the language barrier -- when Mah sings Simbala Kone, accompanied by thumping calabash and dry ngoni lines, it SOUNDS epic, so that we know it must be about some hero or martyr of Bambara history.
