Filifin Feat N'gou Bagayoko – Siran (CD)
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The kamélé n'goni, a six-string hunter's harp from Mali's Wassoulou region, carries centuries of oral tradition in its strings, and Filifin's partnership with guitarist N'Gou Bagayoko plants that lineage squarely at the crossroads of West African roots music and the blues. The connection between Mississippi Delta blues and its West African ancestors is well documented, but rarely does a recording make that kinship feel this immediate and alive.
Filifin's debut album, featuring the young kamélé n'goni player (a six-string traditional instrument), is an extraordinary blend of rural Malian blues and the heroic chants of bush hunters. In a duo with guitarist N'Gou Bagayoko, Filifin delivers striking songs rooted in the stories of his village in southern Mali. With force and intensity, a new kind of blues suddenly emerges... astonishing. ""Rural, popular and remarkably elegant."" - TGV France Magazine ""Music once again goes off the beaten track, which is a good thing, and that is the label's motto."" - Le Monde, Véronique Mortaigne ""Filifin sings epic tales and human experiences, supported by the guitar of N'Gou Bagayoko..."" - Libération, Bouziane Daoudi ""Imagine the syncopation of a jazzy double bass blended with bluesy electric bass, steeped in the languid rhythms of the Sahel..."" - Télérama, Eliane Azoulay
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UPC: 3700193315086
Label: Diggers Factory
Release Date: 9.18.26
Format: CD