Djeneba & Fousco: Kayeba Khasso
Djeneba & Fousco: Kayeba Khasso
Format: CD
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Artist: Djeneba & Fousco
Label: Lusafrica France
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 3567257626027
Genre: International
Mali's Djénéba & Fousco are a couple, both in life and on stage. They represent the urbane Africa of today, which is both attached to it's history and fiercely determined to believe in the future. Challenging the usual clichéd views of the continent's music, Djénéba & Fousco are plugged into an electric Africa, cheerfully transforming melodies inspired by Mali's griot (troubadour) tradition into songs sparkling with formidably modern techniques. Djénéba has one of the most fascinating voices in Mali today. Her juvenile appearance does nothing to mask her impressive mastery of the science of the Djeli griots, the direct Kouyaté descendants of Balla Fasséké Kouyaté, 1st griot of Emperor Soundiata Keita. Djénéba's art of improvisation and praise charmed all Mali when she took part in the country's famous national TV talent contest Tounkagouna in 2010 and won by a mile. Ever since that triumph, she has continued to attract an increasingly extensive range of fans. Guitar in hand, Fousco has joined the ranks of the Kayes region's greatest songwriters, including such masters as Habib Koïté and Boubacar Traoré. He met Djénéba in the shadow of these giants after following on from her in the 2011 Tounkagouna talent show. Fousco's assertive vocals displayed an openly Mandingo timbre and he was already combining harmony, blues, melody and groove with extraordinary skill in his songs. The new first couple of Malian music are as comfortable describing the importance of love for Africa's young generation as they are alluding to the ordeals of adventurers (Tunkarankés or migrants). Their first album clearly reflects the desire expressed by the young people of Bamako for fun and a brighter future, together with the homesickness for their Kayes homeland felt by those who have been forced to leave it to find work.
Tracks:
1.1 Regrets 4:03
1.2 Kono 5:21
1.3 Kayeba Khasso 4:28
1.4 Riche 4:14
1.5 Miniamba 5:47
1.6 Djeliyaba 5:13
1.7 Hakilima 3:10
1.8 Fousco Et Djeneba 5:01
1.9 Yiriyoro 4:14
Audio Sample:
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