Mamou Sidibé on Myspace, at last!
Mamou Sidibé has had a website, but for the last few weeks it’s been down. One more reason to hurry up and create her own myspace page!.
Mamou Sidibé mixtape @ Breath of Life
Breath of Life always has interesting music and thoughts. They recently highlighted Mamou Sidibé’s great mixture of Malian and Ganadougou tradition, with computer drum sequencing and “techno”. You can read the full post here or download the mixtape here.
Mamou Sidibé – Dambé
Mamou Sidibé – Mali Mousso
Iba Diabaté – Waba (video)
08/18 WW: Carlos Lamartine
To balance out our kuduro release, Akwaaba Sem Transporte, here is a beautiful collection of Carlos Lamartine’s recordings, from the mid 1960s til 1975. He was a member of several bands, including Os Aguias Reais, and was backed up by some of Luanda’s best conjuntos: Os Merengues, African Show.