Name: Miri
Brand: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba

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OH032CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-01-25

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4015698024784

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba

Genre GB

African

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Outhere

Outhere is a Belgian classical music label, distributor, and publisher. Directed by Charles Adriaenssen, this label has established itself as a prominent figure in the industry. With its own subsidiaries in France and Benelux, Outhere ensures that its labels are distributed effectively in these regions. The label code for Outhere is LC 89043, signifying its official recognition. As a part of the *Outhere Distribution* company, Outhere continues to showcase exceptional talent and deliver outstanding musical experiences.

Miri is the fifth album by Malian ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate and the follow up to the acclaimed Ba Power (2015) which saw a more electric approach, complete with distortion and wah wah pedal (as Mojo magazine says “in Kouyaté’s hands, the little lute, with its skin made from the head of a cow, becomes every bit as thuggish as a distorted Les Paul.”). The sound on this new album is more rootsy and reconnects to the beginnings of Bassekou's solo career and his celebrated debut album Segu Blue (2007).

Miri (“dream” or “contemplation” in the Bamana language) sees Bassekou in a somber, contemplative mood, reflecting about life, love, friendship, family and his country in a time of crisis. Mali’s problems are plentiful: egoism in politics, Islamists, tensions between nomads and cultivators and climate change (including the Niger river drying up). As always there is the intricate sound of Bassekou’s virtuoso ngoni playing – and, ever the innovator of the ngoni, one of the album’s stand out tracks, “Wele ni” sees him playing slide ngoni with a bottleneck. Guests include Habib Koite, Afel Bocoum, Abdoulaye Diabate and Michael League (Snarky Puppy, Bokante) amongst others.

Miri

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