Mamar Kassey / Alatoumi
Album: Alatoumi   Collection:World
Artist:Mamar Kassey   Added:Oct 2002
Label:World Village  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2002-10-21 Pull Date: 2002-12-23 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Dec 1 Nov 24 Nov 17 Nov 10 Nov 3 Oct 27
Airplays: 2 2 2 1 3 1

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 30, 2005: two anthetical forces w/AL Walker, Esq - guest dj
Dommo, Maiga Et Toure, Foulbe Gari
4. Nov 29, 2002: radiomundi
Foulbe Gari
2. Jun 30, 2003: The Southern World
Foulbe Gari
5. Nov 26, 2002: At the Cafe Bohemian
Foulbe Gari
3. Mar 25, 2003: Spherical Sounds
Foulbe Gari
6. Nov 19, 2002: At the Cafe Bohemian
Alatoumi

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2002-11-26
From Niger. Led by Yacouba Moumouni, a 9-piece band playing both traditional instruments and modern. Great vocals, strong melodies: at times bluesy – at times swinging -- a lot of Africa – a bit of the middle east. It all sounds rather alike after a while, though. Mamar Kassey, by the way, was a famous 16th century warrior.

*1. Upbeat w/a big bass/vocal sound.
2. Strong string/percussion solo mid-song. Uptemo, big vox.
3. Female chorus, strings/drums, vox. Bouncy.
*4. Slower, cool blend of traditional instruments/vox.
5. Upbeat w/bass/strings/vox.
6. Swaying, bass/string/vox.
7. Arabic-influenced solo chant intro. Flute/strings/drum. Slower.
8. Blend of sounds (drums/strings) into mid-tempo tune w/vox.
*9. Soaring vox, mid-tempo chorus/strings.
*10. Strings/perc/big voice. Bright.
*11. Bass/flute/strings bluesy/jazzy instrumental.

Track Listing
1. Foulbe Gari   7. Dommo
2. Maiga Et Toure   8. Zamani
3. Sore   9. Wouibe
4. Hamsatou Lobbo   10. Yeti-Yeta
5. Rafo Woda   11. Alzouma
6. Alatoumi   .