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After a career as the sideman to such names as Taj Mahal and Ali Farka Toure, Malian Bassekou Kouyate finally stepped out on his own with the enveloping beauty SEGA BLUE. Starring the ngoni, a five-string instrument of traditional West Africa with tonal qualities somewhere between a percussive banjo and a plucked lute, SEGA BLUE finds Kouyate--himself a master ngoni player--and three cohorts interlocking expressive pentatonic riffs across 14 elliptical tracks. Most of the songs lyrically focus on the Bambara empire in pre-colonial 18th century Mali, but a few standouts such as the elegiac "Lament for Ali Farka" depart from the concept. With Kouyate's wife, Ami Sacko, and Zoumana Tereta expressively sharing vocal duties over the quartet's loping grooves, SEGA BLUE stands as a classic of contemporary West African music.
The first solo album by Malian ngoni player, one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa and he has collaborated with many musicians in and outside of Mali. The album features guest musicians Kasse Mady Diabate, Lobi Traore, Lassana Diabate (incidentally, there is no Kora and no djembe on this album) and singers Zoumana Tereta and Bassekou’s wife, Ami Sacko. The album was produced by Lucy Durán, recorded at studio Bogolan in Bamako by Yves Wernert and mixed in London by Jerry Boys (the man responsible for recording and mixing "Buena Vista Social Club" among others).
Audio Mixer: Jerry Boys.
Liner Note Author: Lucy Duran.
Recording information: Studio Bogolan, Mali.
Photographer: Thomas Dorn.
Arranger: Bassekou Kouyate.
Personnel: Lobi Traoré (vocals, electric guitar); Mobido Soumano (vocals, background vocals); Zoumana Tereta, Andra Kouyate (vocals); Habib "Dia" Sangaré (bolon); Moussa Sissoko (percussion).
Additional personnel: Kassemady Diabate, Zoumana Tereta, Lobi Traoré.
Down Beat (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's striking how much timbral and pitch range the instruments produce, from low-end grooves to sweet-toned leads."
Dirty Linen (p.78) - "Malian artist Bassekou Kouyate is a master of the ngoni, a traditional stringed instrument that is plucked rather than strummed....Fans of stripped-down acoustic blues will find much to like about this album." Bassekou Kouyate Segu Blue Songs Segu Blue Review
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