Author: Traore, Rokia

Features:

• Wanita by Rokia Traore

Format: Import

PartNumber: 2950830

Release Date: 11-07-2000

Details: Amazon.ca When Rokia Traore turned to non-Malian vocal styles on Wanita, she didn't opt for an obvious Western approach like fellow West African diva Angelique Kidjo, who steeps her songs in funk. Instead, Traore's multilayered singing has the delicate complexity of Zap Mama alumnus Sally Nyolo's Tribu plus the gentility of chamber music. Instrumentation hews to the traditional arsenal of her country's griot troubadours, though with a modern edge. Rokia contributes acoustic guitar to a solid ensemble of balafon marimba, ngoni ba four-string guitar, djemba hand drum, electric bass, and kora harp from whirlwind Toumani Diabate. "Souba," based none too obviously on an Indian raga, shows her willingness to stretch boundaries in unexpected directions while the title track lingers on lush harmonies seldom heard in African pop. The hushed atmosphere of her performances may lack the raw soulfulness of Mali's best-known female vocalist, Oumou Sangare, but Traore's melodic hooks and quiet acrobatics prove the truth of the old adage that a whisper can be more dramatic than a shout. --Bob Tarte. Product description Backing Vocals – Coco Mbassi (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10), Massambou Diallo (tracks: 8), Rokia Traore (tracks: 1 to 10) Bass – Abdul Wahab Berthe (tracks: 1, 10), Noel Ekwabi (tracks: 5, 7) Guitar – Louis Winsberg (tracks: 8, 7), Rokia Traore (tracks: 1, 6, 10) Kora – Toumani Diabate (tracks: 6, 7, 11) Lute [N'goni Ba] – Andra Kouyate (tracks: 3, 4, 8), Mamah Diabate (tracks: 11) Lute [N'goni] – Andra Kouyate (tracks: 1, 2, 9 to 11), Mamah Diabate (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9) Percussion – Rokia Traore (tracks: 6), Sidiki Camara (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 10) Vocals – Boubacar Traore (tracks: 10) Vocals, Written-By – Rokia Traore Xylophone [Balafon] – Adama Diarra (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9, 11)

UPC: 794881604326

EAN: 0794881604326

Model: 2950830

Languages: French

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood