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• Mah Damba is a jeli muso; she belongs to the caste of the griots, the<br />
professional musicians of the Mande world who are also genealogists,<br />
chroniclers, and custodians of the epic tradition. She has been living in<br />
France for many years, and regularly performs for European audiences.<br />
• Mah carries on the family tradition, and for this recording she has gathered<br />
three of her children: guimba Kouyaté on guitar, Sira Tounkara and<br />
Woridio Tounkara on background vocals. All three have been immersed<br />
in this musical universe since they were infants, and are regularly hired to<br />
perform alongside the great figures of the Mande music scene.<br />
Mah Damba: vocals<br />
Jean-Jacques Avenel: double bass<br />
Mamadou Diabaté: ngoni<br />
guimba Kouayté: guitar<br />
Mado Sacko: djembé<br />
Silima Sakoné: ngoni<br />
Yacouba Sissoko: tama, dundun, guitar<br />
Makan Tounkara: ngoni<br />
Sira Tounkara: vocals<br />
Woridio Tounkara: vocals<br />
Track Listing: Joni massa dio • Taara ka n to • Sira jan koro • Kulo bè bo •<br />
Coolo • Jolen • Jugu tè maa la • Jeli Baba • Mali gundo • Ni i ye n sonnin fo •<br />
Taama bannen • Baba • Sogoma • Amadu o juma<br />
• Wang Li grew up in Shandong, china. After his university studies, he<br />
turned down the career his parents had intended for him and went to Paris<br />
on his own. This is where he found his calling in music, becoming a jaw<br />
harp virtuoso as well as an inspired composer.<br />
• One of the oldest musical instruments in the world, the jaw harp is to be found<br />
in many cultures. Its ancient roots bear witness to its magical essence. The<br />
chinese harp, called kouxian (formerly huang) has survived amongst most<br />
chinese minorities since the 14 th century. It is commonly used to express love.<br />
He is also a master of the gourd flute, another ancient chinese instrument.<br />
• The compositions on this fascinating album are the outcome of a dream<br />
he had involving his companion, Sang, and the aquatic world. “Dreaming<br />
provides infinite space, it is like plunging into the abyss.”<br />
Wang Li: jaw harp, gourd flute<br />
Track Listing: Rêve de Sang • Humide 2 • Bambou 3 • Bambou 4 • Poisson<br />
chouette • Dong ting • Humide 1 • Les radiolaires • Aux abysses • Calmar bijou •<br />
Jasmins au fond de l’eau • Méduse noire • Ver de Pompéi • Une lotte de mer<br />
épineuse • Poisson sans identité • Méduse bleue • Mascaret • Tourbillon<br />
WORLD MARCH 2011<br />
Mah Damba<br />
Mali: In the shade of the great baobab<br />
Africa/World<br />
Buda records<br />
cat # BuD 2753612<br />
Price code: Q (SrP $15.99)<br />
Number of Discs: 1<br />
Jewel case; Box lot 25<br />
5% PREORDER DISCOUNT<br />
U.S. ORDERS ONLY<br />
Wang Li<br />
Reve de Sang<br />
china/World<br />
Buda records<br />
cat # BuD 860197<br />
Price code: Q (SrP $15.99)<br />
Number of Discs: 1<br />
Digipak; Box lot 30<br />
5% PREORDER DISCOUNT<br />
U.S. ORDERS ONLY<br />
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